期末复习·课文基础挖空巩固（Units 5-8 Section B）2025-2026学年人教版英语八年级下册

【原创】八年级英语下册·期末复习专项·课文基础挖空（Section B Units 5-8）

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Unit5 Nature’s Temper Section B

How One Girl Saved Many Lives

 

On 26 December 2004, Tilly Smith, a 10-year-old English schoolgirl, and her family were on holiday in Phuket, Thailand. Everyone was enjoying the beautiful weather that morning. Some people (1) ____________(swim) in the sea, and some were relaxing on the beach. But while Tilly (2) ___________(walk) along the beach with her family, she noticed something strange. Thick white froth was forming on top of the waves. Next, she saw that the waves (3) __________(come)in instead of going out.

Just then, she remembered something important. Two weeks before, her geography teacher had explained that earthquakes under the sea could create (4) ___________(danger) waves called tsunamis!

“I know what’s going to happen! There’s going to be a big wave,” Tilly (5) ____________(cry). (6) __________(fortunate), her family didn’t believe her and wanted to continue their walk. However, Tilly refused to take a single step (7) ____________(far). Finally, her mother decided to continue the walk alone, and the rest of her family returned to the hotel.

Back at the hotel, Tilly’s father told a security guard about the tsunami. The security guard was (8) _____________(shock). He knew about the huge earthquake in nearby Indonesia. It (9) _____________(mean) that a tsunami was possible! He jumped into action right away and rushed to get people off the beach. Everyone (10) ____________(begin) to panic. People were screaming and running as fast as they could when they saw a huge wall of water (11) ____________(come) from the sea.

Tilly was right! Her mother was one of the last people on the beach, but (12) ____________(thank), her family made it to safety just as the water (13) _________(hit) the hotel. The 2004 tsunami caused over 200,000 (14) ____________(die), but no one on the beach died that day.

This true story shows how a single lesson could mean the (15) _____________(different) between life and death. Thanks to her knowledge and quick thinking, one schoolgirl was able to save over 100 lives.

 

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Unit6 Crossing Cultures Section B

Hi Diana,

It's so great to hear from you. Life in Paris is pretty good! I was a little lonely at first, but I'm starting to make some friends. They helped me learn more about the customs here after I had some (1) ____________(embarrass) experiences at a party last month. I'd like to share some tips with you.

First, you shouldn't arrive early to a party. It's normal to be on time or a few minutes late, but (2) ___________(arrive) early can cause problems. Once, I arrived 10 minutes early to a party. Usually that's the polite thing to do, right? But my friend looked so (3) ____________(surprise) to see me! He was still getting everything ready.

Second, it's important (4) ____________(bring) a gift when you visit someone. When I attended my friend's party, I didn't bring anything. It wasn't his birthday, but everyone else (5) ______________(bring) gifts like chocolates or flowers (6) __________(thank) him for the party. I was so (7) _____________(embarrass)!

Third, you should always try to dress for the occasion. At that party it was (8) ______________(surprise) to see how (9) ______________(nice) everyone was dressed. It was summer, so I was just wearing a simple blouse and shorts. But everyone else was dressed so well that I (10) _____________(feel) silly.

(11) ___________(four), it's best not to ask (12) ____________(person)questions unless you know the person well. Many (13) ______________(France) people are quite private. They don't like it when others ask them about their age, their family, whether they are married, or how much money they make. Food and culture, however, are safe conversation topics.

Last but not (14) ___________(little), make sure you use French whenever you can. Lots of people speak English here, but you can develop (15) ___________(close)relationships with them if you use French. It's very important in their culture. I found that even a simple “merci” goes a long way! You’ll see what I mean as soon as you get here!

Au revoir!

Nancy

    

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