Beijing is hosting the 2008 Olympic Games. At that time we're going to be 20 years old. What are you going to do for the Olympics? Here is a“What are you going to be in 2008?”survey of Sunshine Middle School.

　　Please use the information in the survey to write an article. (Use most, some, lots of, a few, few)

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Mr Wu wants to put some articles on the noticeboard. He asks Daniel to write an article about his trip to Disneyland. Help Daniel complete his article. Use the words from the box. Add‘-ful’or‘-less’. You can use one of the words more that once.

I had the most ⁽¹⁾ ________ summer holiday last year because I went to visit Disneyland in California. We bought the 3-day passes. The passes were very ⁽²⁾ ________ because we did not have to line up for the tickets every day. But of course, we had to be very ⁽³⁾ ________ not to lose them. They cost about US$100 each. They are ⁽⁴⁾ ________ now but I still keep mine.

I went to the Sleeping Beauty Castle. It was very ⁽⁵⁾ ________. The fireworks at night were very ⁽⁶⁾ ________. We could see different colours in the sky. In Mickey's Toontown, Mickey Mouse smiled at everyone.He looked very ⁽⁷⁾ ________ and kind. When I saw the line outside the Space Mountain, I thought it was ⁽⁸⁾ ________ to get in that day but, at last, we were ⁽⁹⁾ ________. The 3-D animals inside looked dangerous but they were ⁽¹⁰⁾ ________.

Kitty is writing to Ricky about a mini-concert she is organizing at school. Read the e-mail.

Dear Ricky

　Thank you for your help. Our charity show was really a big success. Because of this success, our school decided to organize another event this June. I felt very glad that the Grade 8 students chose me as their representative.

　We have decided to organize a mini-concert, which aims to raise money for a charity. There are many things to do before the show. We have to decide the fees for the tickets and to collect donations from people who come to the concert. I am responsible for doing several duties. The representatives from the upper grades do more things. I have to design and give out leaflets to people and ask for their support. We hope that they will give some donations for our show. I also have to call the flower shop to send in flowers and arrange them in the theatre.

　We have a singing group in each grade and they will sing the most popular songs in our mini-concert. The host of the show is the captain of out school football team. Everyone has shown a lot of support for our show. I am sure the show will be a big success.

　The mini-concert is so meaningful. It is also fun. I hope you can come that night. I can buy a ticket for you. I hope to hear from you soon.

Love

Kitty

Kitty wants to write an article introducing the mini-concert for the school newsletter. She is writing some notes about it first. Complete her notes with the correct words.

· I am very ⁽¹⁾ ________ to be the Grade 8 representative

· our school will organize a ⁽²⁾ ________ this June

· the event aims to raise money for a ⁽³⁾ ________

· each grade will have a ⁽⁴⁾ ________ to sing in our show

· the host of the show is the ⁽⁵⁾ ________ of our school football team

· the performers have shown a lot of ⁽⁶⁾ ________ for our show

· we hope the show will be a big ⁽⁷⁾ ________

写作

Read the information about Bill Gates. Then write an article about her.

　　Name：Bill Gates.

　　Date of Birth：October 28, 1955.

　　favourite subject at school：science and maths.

　　Hobbies：reading, playing golf and bridge.

　　What Gates did at 17: works out a software programme and sells it.

　　In 1973：goes to Harvard University.

　　In 1975：Leaves Harvard to work for a company named Microsoft.

　　In 1994：gets married.

　　In 1999：writes a book called Business @ the speed of Thought.

Additional informationa：computer scientist.

Amy's grandparents live in Canada. They are visiting Amy now. Amy's grandpa cries when he reads about the Taiwan earthquake. His brother was at the San Francisco earthquake in 1906. He is telling Amy about it.

My parents lived in a small village in China. A long time ago, everyone in the village was talking about ‘the Gold Mountain’--San Francisco. My uncle told my father that he wanted to move to America. In 1904, my father gave him some money and he went on a ship to America with my brother.

 　My uncle and my brother started working as factory workers in San Francisco. Life was not easy but America was their dream. Then one day, a terrible thing happened. It was an early morning in April 1906. They were still sleeping at home. My uncle felt slight shaking but he did not get up at once as San Francisco had small earthquakes every summer. After a few seconds, a powerful earthquake happened. The windows cracked. He woke my brother up. Then they ran out of their flat.

    My uncle said everyone in the building was frightened and screamed. Everyone was running out of the building. Some people were shouting ‘Calm down!’ but no one listened. Soon, my uncle was in the street. He looked beside him but he could not find my brother. He tried to get back into the building but everyone was getting out.

Seven hundred people died in the earthquake. I know my brother was one of them. He was trapped inside the building. When I lie awake in bed, I always think about him. He did not survive the earthquake.

Amy wants to write an article about the San Francisco earthquake for the school newsletter. Read what she thinks. Write a T if the sentence is true. Write an F if it is false.