沪教版英语八年级下册-U1-U8-Reading-原文(含习题)

Unit1HelpingthoseinneedVoluntaryworkThreeteenagersofferedtodosomevoluntaryworkduringtheschoolholidays.Theywrotethefollowingreports.BettyIdidsomevoluntaryworkinachildren'shospital.Thechildrenthereallsufferfromseriousillness.Weorganizedapaintingcompetitionforthem.ImetagirlcalledCindy.Shewantedtopaintapictureoftheparknearherhome.Iwentthereandtooksomephotosofit.Cindyusedthemforherpainting.MarkTherearemanychildrenwithoutparents.Imetsomeofthesechildrenwithmymother.Wetaughtthemtotellstories.Thishelpsthemexpresstheirfeelings.Onechildsaid,"Myfriendsdon'tunderstandmypain".WespentsometimewithagirlcalledVivien.Herparentsdiedinacaraccident,andsheisunhappyandverylonely.Sheneedsfriendship.MymotherandIwillcontinuetovisitVivien.AnnieIwantedtohelpdisabledchildren.Theyhavedifficultywalkingormoving.Itaughtthemtosingbecausemusiccanbringthemjoyandpeace.ImetaboycalledTim.Hehurthislegsinanaccident,buthehaslotsofcourage.WeneedtohelpchildrenlikeTimandraisetheirspirits.Iwillcontinuetodovoluntaryworkinthefuture.C VocabularyC1Thewordsinitalicsarefromthereports.Circlethecorrectanswerstocompletethesesentences.Whensomethingisserious,itis .a badordangerous b goodandsafeIfyouhaveanillness,youareaperson a ingoodhealth b inhadhealthIfyouhavepeace,youare .a nervous b notworriedorexcitedApersonwithcourageisusually ofsomethingdangerousordifficult.a afraid b notafraidIfyouraisesomething,you .a makeitlower b moveithigherIfyouareinhighspirits.youhaveagood a feeling b abilityC2 Completethepassagebelowwiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.Difficulty express lonely offer voluntaryworkJoewantedtodo duringthesummerholidays,sohe tohelpatalocalhospital.EverySaturday,hewenttheretolookafterthepatients.Oneofthemhad walking,sohehelpedhimmovearound.Anotheronecouldnotsee.Joereadnewsandfunnystoriestohersothatshedidnotfeel .Joealsotalkedwiththepatients.Thishelpedthem theirfeelings.Joeenjoyedhelpingpeople.Hewillcontinuetohelpatthehospitalinhisfreetime.DComprehensionD1Readthereportsandcompletethenoticebelow.Theyneedhelp!Canyouhelpthesechildren?Cindy,aged12Cindyisinhospitalbecauseshe .Cindywantsto theparknearherhome.Weneedsomeonetogototheparkand forCindy.Vivien,aged13Vivien'sparentsdiedin .Sheis .Weneedsomeonetotalktoherandmakefriendswithher.Tim,aged14Timwasahealthyboy.Heusedtolovesportuntilhe .WeneedsomevolunteerstoteachdisabledchildrenlikeTimto' andtohelpthem .MorepracticeA ReadagirlsstoryabouttheSpringBudProjectandaniswerthequestionsbelow.SuccessforSpringBudsMynameisFengGuixianq.IwanttotellyouabouttheChinaChildrenandTeenagers'Fund(CCTF)andhowithelpedme.OneoftheCCTF'sspecialactivitiesistheSpringBudProject.In1989,4.8millionchildreninthecountry,agedfromseventofourteen,wereunabletoattendschool.Eighty-threepercentofthemweregirls.Becauseofthis,theCCTFlaunchedtheSpringBudProjecttohelpthem.Sincethen,theprojecthashelpedmillionsofgirlsreturntoschool.Ithasalsobuiltalotofschools.TheveryfirstSpringBudclasswashereinGuangxiin1989.TheSpringBudProjectpaidformetoattendthatclass.Italso rentedaroomclosetotheschoolforme.Beforetheprojectstarted,Istayedathomeandhelpedmymotherwiththehousework.Goingtoschoolchangedmylife.Ilearnttoreadandwriteanddomanyotherthings.NowIworkasateacherataSpringBudschoolhereinguangxi.IwishtohelpothergirlsthewaytheSpringBudProjecthelpedme.WhatisthepurposeoftheSpringBudProject?WhatkindofhelpdidFengGuixianggetfromtheSpringBudProject?HowdidtheSpringBudProjectchangeFengGuixiang'slife?WhatjobdoesFengGuixiangdonow?Whatdoesshewishtodo?Unit2BodylanguageDebbieandSimonarestudents.Theybothhavepart-timejobsatatravelcompany.Awell-dressedladyenteredtheoffice.ShelookedatDebbieandSimon,andthenwalkedovertoDebbie.Debbiegaveheracheerfulgreeting.Simonsighedandwalkedaway.matter?”MrYangasked.“PeoplealwayschooseDebbieinsteadofme.Idon’tunderstand.”“Ido.It'sthewayyoucommunicate.”“Howcanthatbe?”Simonasked,“Idon'tgetachancetospeak.”thanjustspeaking.Yourbodylanguageisimportant,too.”“Bodylanguage?”“It'sthewayyoustandandsit.It'syourgesturesandtheexpressiononyourface.Yourwholeappearancecommunicatesthings.Youdon’tgivepeopleagoodimpression,Simon.Youlookdown,youneversmileandyoudon’tturnyourheadtowardsthem.”"LookatDebbie.She’sholdingherheadup.Shealwayssmilesandlooksfriendly.Herbodylanguageismakingpeoplefeelwelcome,sotheygotoherforhelp.”Simondecidedtoimprovehisbodylanguage.Hesatupstraightandtriedsmilingatpeople.Minuteslater,abeautifulgirlentered.ShewalkedovertoSimon.Afewmomentslater,sheleftwithasmile.overatonceandsaid,“Youmadeagoodimpressiononher,Simon.”“Thatwasmysister,”Simonsaid.“Shewantedtoremindmethattomorrowisherbirthday.”C VocabularyC1Findwordsfromthestorythathavesimilarmeaningstothewordsbelow.wearingniceclothesapolitewordforawomanthelookonone'sfacethewaysomeoneorsomethinglookskeepingsomethinginaplaceC2 laterthatday,Simonwastalkingwithhismother.Completetheirconversationwiththewordsfromthebox.bodylanguage matter towardslater part-timeSimon: Mum,I'mthinkingofleavingmy jobatthetravelcompany.Mum: What'sthe ?Youhaveagoodchancetolearnabouttravelthere.Don'tyouwanttobuildacareerintourism?Simon: Yes,butit'smoreimportantformetodevelopotherskillsatthemoment.IwanttotakeaclassincommunicationskillsbecauseIneedtoimprovemy .Icangetanotherjoblikethis .Mum: Well,Iunderstandthefeelings youhave yourjob,butIdon'tthinkyoushouldleaveit.Thisjobwillteachyousomethingyoucan'tlearninaclassroom.Simon: Thanks,Mum.I'llthinkitover.DComprehensionD1 Simonistalkingtoafriendonthephone.Readthestoryandcompletehiswordswiththeinformationfromthestory.Ourcustomersalways .Ididn'tknowwhyandMrYangtoldmethereason.Itwasbecauseoftheway .Iwasn'tgivingcustomers .My wasn'tmakingthem .SoIdecidedtoimproveit.D2Readthestoryagainandanswerthequestionsbelowincompletesentences.WhatisbodylanguageaccordingtoMrYang?WhydidSimonnotgivecustomersagoodimpression?WhydidcustomerschoosetotalktoDebbie?WhathappenedafterSimonsatupstraightandtriedsmilingatpeople?WhowasthegirlthatwalkedovertoSimon?MorepracticeA Readthisonlinearticleabouteyecontactandanswerthequestionsbelow.EyecontactEyecontactmeanslookingintoanotherperson'seyes.Thisisaveryimportantpartofbodylanguage.Itcanbethekeytocommunication.Eyecontactcanshowfeelingssuchasfriendliness,interestandunderstanding.InWesterncountries,usingeyecontactinconversationsisveryimportant.Ifyoudonotuseeyecontact.Westernersmaythinkthatyouarenotlistening.Andifyoulookaway,theymayalsothinkthatyouarelying.However,inmanyAsiancountries,lookingdownwhentalkingwithanolderperson,likeateacheroraparent,ispolite.Thesedifferencescancauseproblems.Forexample.anAsianpersonmightlookdownwhilelisteningtoaWesternspeaker.TheWesternspeakermightthinkthispersonisnotinterestedinwhatheorsheissaying.Notusingeyecontactcancauseproblems.butusingtoomuchisnotpoliteeither.Inmanycountries,watchingotherpeople,especiallystrangers,foralongtimeisimpolite.Thismaymakethemfeelnervous.Whatdoeseyecontactmean?Whyiseyecontactthekeytocommunication?IfyoudonotuseeyecontactinWesterncountries,whatmayhappen?DoAsiansuseeyecontactasoftenasWesterners?Whatkindofeyecontactisimpoliteinmanycountries?Unit3TraditionalskillsFishingwithbirdsWangDaminisafisherman.Althoughheisover65,heisveryfitandstillenjoysworking.Daminusescormorantstocatchfish.Cormorantsarelargeblackbirds.Theyaregoodatcatchingfishbecausetheycanswimwell.Theycandivedownandstayunderthewaterforuptotwominutes.Daminusuallysetsoffinthelateafternoonandgetsthecormorantsreadyforwork.First,hetiesapieceofgrassaroundtheirneckstostopthemfromeatingbigfish.ThenwhenDamin’sboatreachestherightplaceintheriver,hepushedthemintotheriver.Daminusesseveralwaystoattractfish.Duringtheday,hejumpsupanddownonhisboat.Afterdark,hehangsalightonapostatthefrontoftheboat.Thecormorantsbringthefishbacktotheboat.ThefisharethentakenandthrownintoabigbasketbyDamin.Nonetsarerequiredforthistypeoffishing.CormorantfishingwasoncepracticedinlotsofplacesinSouth-EastChina,andthereweremanyfishermeninthearea.Buttoday,fewyoungpeopleareinterestedinit.In50years,perhapstherewillbenomorecormorantfishermenintheworld.VocabularyC1Thewordsinitalicsarefromthearticle.Circlethecorrectanswerstocompletethesesentences.I Ifapersonisfit,heorsheishealthyandstrong b weakandillWhenyousetoff,you ajourney.a plan b startWhenyoureachaplace,you theplace.a arriveat b returnfromIfyouhangsomethingonapost,you thepost.a putiton b takeitfromIfyourequiresomethingtodoyourwork,you a lose b needC2 MarkwroteanemailtoJennyaboutfishingwithhandnets.Completehisemailwiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.fit hang reach require setoffTo:JennyFrom:MarkDearJenny,IsawaTVprogrammeaboutanold .Heisvery ,sohecancatchfishfromhisboateveryday.He usuallyinthelateafternoon.Fishingissimpleforhimbecauseitonly somehandnets.Whenhisboat therightplace,heputsthenetsinthewater.Afterafewminutes,hepullsthenetsuptogetthefish.Healwayslookshappywhenhehisnetsatthefrontofhisboatandsailsbackhome.Ienjoyedthisprogramme.Best,MarkComprehensionD1Thesesentencesareaboutthearticle.Eachsentencehasoneincorrectwordornumberinit.Underlinethemistakeandwritethecorrectwordornumberineachblank.Daminisover75now,buthestillenjoysworking.Cormorantsareabletostayunderthewaterforupto25minutes.Daminoftengoesfishingintheearlyafternoon.Damintiesapieceofgrassaroundthemouthofeachbird.Afterdark,Daminhasafireonhisboat.Thefisharetakenfromthefishermen'smouths.D2 Readthearticleagainandanswerthequestionsbelowincompletesentences.I Whatdocormorantslooklike?Whyarecormorantsgoodatcatchingfish?WhydoesDaminhang alightonapostatthefrontofhisboat?Wherewascormorantfishingoncepractised?MorepracticeA Readthisnewspaperarticleaboutshadowpuppetplaysandanswerthequestionsbelow.ShadowpuppetplaysEverySaturday,WangWeifangputsonaplaywithhisfriendsinasmalltownnearXi'an.Theaudiencecanhearthem,buttheycannotseethem.Thatisbecausetheyareputtingonashadowpuppetplay.Shadowpuppetsaremadeofhardleather.Theleatheriscutoutintheshapeofaperson,ananimaloranobject.Eachpuppetispaintedinbrightcoloursandputonastick.Somepuppetshavemovablearmsandlegs.Duringashadowpuppetplay,Wangstandsbehindawhitescreenwithlightsbehindit.Theaudiencesitinfrontofthescreen.Wangandhisfriendsholdthepuppetsveryclosetothescreensotheaudiencecanseethepuppets'shadowsclearly.Thentheymovethepuppetsaroundanddothevoicesofthedifferentcharacters.ShadowpuppetplaysareanancientChineseart.NowwithTVandfilms,shadowpuppetplaysarenotaspopularasbefore.Wangandhisfriendsoftenworkveryhardforlittlemoney,buttheydonotmind.Theywanttokeepthistraditionalartformalive.WhycantheaudiencenotseeWangandhisfriends?Whatareshadowpuppetsmadeof?Duringashadowpuppetplay,wheredoesWangstand?Whodoesthevoicesofthedifferentcharacters?WhydoWangandhisfriendsputonshadowpuppetplays?Unit4CartoonsandcomicstripsJiasonislearninghowtomakecartoons.Hehasfoundsomeinformationinamagazine.HowtomakeacartoonFirst,youneedtodecideonsomebasicideasforastory.Thisstoryisaboutarobot,Han.Healwaysforgetsthings.Oneday,HanmeetshisfriendsSarahandTimattheundergroundstation.Hesays,“I’manewnotebook.NowIwon’tforgetthings.”“Yes.Ihaveonetoo.Hereitis.”Timasks,”whereyours,han?”Hansays,“Oh,no!Iforgottobringit!”Inthesecondstage,thinkaboutthekindsofcharactersyouwantandwhattheywilllooklike.Hanisatallrobot.Hehassquareeyes.Theyareactuallyvideocameras.Timwearsglasses,sohelooksclever.Sarahisapleasantgirl.Shehasstraight,blackhair.Nowmakearoughsketchofthestory.Next,useacomputertodrawdetailedpicturesandaddcolour.Tomakethecharactersandthingsappeartomove,eachpictureshouldbemadealittledifferentfromtheonebeforeit.Inthenextstage,acomputerprogramisusedtoputthepicturestogetherasafilm.Finally,recordthevoicesandsoundeffects.Theactorswilldothecharacteroices.speechmustmatchthepictures.Soundeffects,likethenoiseoftheunderground,mustalsobeaddedseparately.Aftereverythinghasbeenchecked,thecartoonisreadytobeplayedforeveryonetoenjoy.C VocabularyCl Thewordsinitalicsexplainthemeaningsofsomewordsfromthearticle.Findthewordstocompletethesentences.Changetheirformsifnecessary.The ideaofthestorymustbesimpleaswellasimportant.Thepaintingisreallyinteresting.Thepeopleinitlookreal.They tobealive.Hewantstobeapersoninafilm.Hisdreamistobean .Thisshirt yourtrouserswell.Theircoloursreallygotogether.Theydidnotwatchthecartoontogether.Theywenttothecinema .C2 JasoniswritinganemailtohisfriendAnnainGermany.Completehisemailwiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.actor appear basic decideon recordTo:AnnaFrom: HiAnna,I've astoryformycartoon.It'saboutaboycalledJim.Helivesonanotherplanetintheyear2200.Jim tobeahumanfromtheEarth,buthe'sactuallyarobot.I'llmakethecartoonmyself,asIhavesome drawingandcomputerskills.However,Ineedsomepeopletohelpme thevoicesandsoundeffects.MyfriendTomhasalwayswantedtobean ,soI'llaskhimtodothevoiceoftherobot.I'llshowmycartoontoyouwhenit'sready.Ihopeyou'lllikeit.Yours,JasonDComprehensionD7Annawantssomeadviceonhowtomakecartoons.ShehasaskedJasonsomequestionsinachatroom.ReadthearticleandhelpJasonanswerherquestionsincompletesentences.MychatroomAnna:AfterI'vedecidedonthestoryofmycartoon,whatshouldIdo?Jason: .Anna:WhatshouldIdoafterthat?Jason: .Anna:HowdoImakethecharactersandthingsappeartomove?Jason: .Anna:WhatshouldIdonext?Jason: .Anna:WhatshouldIdolast?Jason: .MorepracticeA Readthemagazinearticleandanswerthequestionsbelow.TomandJerryTomthecatandJerrythemousearetwoofthemostpopularcartooncharactersintheworld.Intheshortcartoons,TomisalwaystryingtocatchJerry,butheneverhasanysuccess.AlmosteverycartoonendswithTomintroubleandJerrylaughingathim.Thestoriesarefulloffunandhavealonghistory.WilliamHannaandJosephBarberabothworkedforMGMinthelate1930s.Theirbosstoldthemtomakefunnycartoons.Togethertheythoughtoftheideaofacatandamouse.Theythoughtitwouldbefunnyifthemousewascleverandalwaysgotthecatintotrouble.ThefirstTomandJerrycartoonwasshownincinemasin1940.Itwasagreatsuccess.Overthenext17years,theymademanyTomandJerrycartoons.Mostofthemarearoundsevenminuteslong.Intotal,HannaandBarberamade114TornandJerrycartoons.Thecartoonsweresogoodthattheywonanumberofawards.Thefamouscatandmouseremainpopulartoday,asthecartoonsarestillshownontelevisionaroundtheworld.WhothoughtoftheideaofTomandJerry?WhenwasthefirstTomandJerrycartoonshownincinemas?HowlongdomostTomandJerrycartoonslast?HowmanyTornandJerrycartoonsweremadeintotal?GiantPandaFactFile

Unit5SavetheendangeredanimalsTHEGINATPANDAPopulation Intheworld:about1,600Appearance Weightatbirth:about100-200gramsAdultweight:about100-150kilogramsColour:blackandwhiteAgiantpandaisakindofbear.Ithasawhitefacewithblackpatchesarounditseyes.Italsohasblackears,shouldersandlegs.Therestofitsbodyiswhite.Home:PandaslivehighupinthemountainsofCentralandWesternChina.Theyliveinthebambooforeststhere.Food:Pandasinthewildusuallyeatbamboo.Inzoos,theirmenuincludesbamboo,applesandcarrots.Agiantpandacaneatasmuchas30kilogramsofbambooaday.Behavior:Pandasliketoliveontheirown.Theyneedtoeatalottostayhealthy,sotheyspendmorethan12hoursadayeating.Althoughtheyarebigandheavy,itisnotdifficultforthemtoclimbtrees.Theyarestrongenoughtoprotectthemselves.Life:Pandasliveforabout20yearsinthewild,butinzoostheycanliveforupto35years.Thefuture:Peoplearecuttingdownforests,sothepandasarelosingtheirhomes.Somepeoplearekillingthemfortheirfur.Itiscruelofthemtodoso.Therearenotmanypandasintheworldnow.Itisimportantforustoprotectthem.CVocabularyCl Thewordsinitalicsarefromthearticle.Circletheircorrectmeanings.Thegiantpandahasasmallpopulation.a thetotalweightofanimalsinanareab thetotalnumberofanimalsinanareaNotmanypandasliveinthewildbecausethereisnotenoughfoodforthem.a anaturalenvironmentnotcontrolledbypeopleadangerousplaceAgiantpandaistinyatbirth.a whenitdies b whenitishornisabouttwotothreefeettallattheshoulder.a thepartofbodybetweenthearmsandtheneckb thetopoftheheadShaanxiisinCentralChina.Youcanseepandasthere.a themiddleof b theareaaroundC2completethepassagewiththewordsfromthebox.Changetheirformsifnecessary.adult inthewild populationatbirth kilogramRabbitfactfileArabbitweighsbetween0.4and2 andcanliveforupto12years.However,arabbit carpseldomliveformorethanayear. ,ababyrabbitcannotsee.An rabbitcannotseeveryfar,butitcanseebehinditselfwithoutturningitshead.Adultrabbitscangivebirthtomanybabyrabbits,andtheir cangrowveryquickly.Thiscancauseproblemstofarmers,becauserabbitsliketoeatthefarmers'vegetables.DComprehensionD7Mandywroteapassageaboutpandasfortheschoolnewspaper,butshehasmadesomemistakes.Readthearticleandhelphercorrectthemistakes.Pleasehelpus!Hello.Iamapanda.MyhomeisinCentralandSouthernChina.Iliveclosetothemountains.Ihaveablackfacewithwhitepatchesaroundmyeyes.Ialsohaveblackears,shouldersandlegs.IloveeatingbambooandIspendmorethan18hoursadayeating.Thereareabout3,000ofusinthewild.However,somepeoplearestillkillingusforourteeth.Pleasehelpus!D2Youarewritingaboutthefutureofthegiantpanda.Readthearticleagainandcompletethenotesbelow.Youmayalsoaddsomeotherfacts.Whyaregiantpandasendangered?Theyarelosingtheirhomesbecause .••MorepracticeA Readthearticleandanswerthequestionsbelow.Thestoryofthered-crownedcraneHaveyoueverheardofthesong"Thestoryofthered-crownedcrane"?ItisaboutagirlcalledXuXiujuan.XiujuanwasborninZhalong,HeilongjiangProvincein1964.Herfather'sjobwastolookafterred-crownedcranes.Xiujuanstartedhelpingherfatherwhenshewasyoung.Shesoonshowedagreatloveforthesewhitebirds.Shebecamegoodatraisingthem.WhenXiujuanwas21,shegotajobatanaturereserveinJiangsuProvince.Sheenjoyedtakingcareofthebabycranes.Ifabirdbecamesick,shetookgoodcareofitandstayedwithiteverydayuntilitwasstrongenoughtoflyagain.InSeptember1987,oneofthebirdswentmissing.Theworkersinthenaturereservelookedeverywhere,butnoonecouldfindit.Xiujuanwasveryworried.Shelookedforitdayandnightfortwodays.Onthesecondnight,whileshewaslookingforthemissingbird,shefellintoariveranddied.Shewasonly23.Later,asongwaswritteninmemoryofXiujuan.ThoughXiujuandiedyoung,peoplealwaysrememberherwhentheyhearthesongorseeared-crownedcrane.HowdidXuXiujuantakecareofthered-crownedcranesatthenaturereserveinJiangsuProvince?whathappenedtoXuXiujuaninSeptember1987?whywasthesong"Thestoryofthered-crownedcrane"written?Unit6PetsHEADTOHEADIsitagoodideatokeeppetdogs?EmmaandMattgivetheiropinionsonthematter.Keepingpetdogsisagoodidea,saysEmmaKeepingpetdogsisagoodidea.Therearelotsofreasonsforthis.dogsarereallycute.It’snicetoholdtheminourarms,andit’swonderfultoseethemgrowup.Second,wecanlearnresponsibilityfromkeepingdogs.Wehavetofeedthem,trainthemandplaywiththem.Accordingtomymum,thishelpsusbecomemoreresponsiblepeople.Youngpeoplecanlearnhowtocareforothersbykeepingdogs.Adogwillloveyoufaithfullyandbringyoulotsofhappinessformanyyears.SoIthinkit’sagoodideatokeeppetdogs.Keepingpetdogsisnotagoodidea,saysMattIt’snotagoodideatokeeppetdogs.Petdogsleavetheirhaironthefloor,onbedsandonsofas,andtheyneedtobewashedoften.Dogsarenoisy.Nearlyalldogsbarkatstrangers.Somedogsbarkmoreloudlythanothers.Afewdogsbarkallnight.Thisstopspeoplefromgettinganysleep.Notalldogsarefriendly.Asmallnumberofpetdogsevenattackpeople.What’smore,it’scommonforpeopletoliveinflats.Theyhavenochoicebuttokeeptheirdogsinsmallspaces.However,dogsneedfreshairandlargeopenspaceswheretheycanrunfree.Finally,owningdogscanbeexpensive.Sokeepingpetdogsisnotagoodidea.VocabularyCl Thewordsinitalicsexplainthemeaningsofsomewordsfromthearticle.Findthewordstocompletethesentences.Thegirllikesthesmallcatbecauseitisprettyandlovely.Shelikes animals.Donotgivefoodtothebears.It.You them,theymightattackyou. everyonewasexcitedabouttheOlympics.AlmostallthefamiliesinthecountrywerewatchingthegamesonTV.Itis forstudentstomakethesemistakes.Suchmistakeshappenofen.You takethisexam.Everyoneintheschoolmusttakeit.C2Completetheconversationwiththewordsfromtheboxbelow.accordingto cute feed noisy sofa strangerEmma: Mum!Therabbitsareso .Canyoubuymeone?Mum: Idon'tthinktheymakeVerygoodpets.Theysmell,andthey'llgetthe andthefloordirty.Emma: myfriend,arabbitmakesagreatpet.Itisn't likeadog.Mum: Butyouwon'thavetimeto itandtakecareofit.Also,it'snotagoodideatobuyapetinthestreetfroma .ComprehensionD1 ReadthefollowingstatementsanddecidewhethertheyareF(Facts)orO(Opinions).Accordingtomymum,thishelpsusbecomemore responsiblepeople. F/OAdogwillloveyoufaithfullyandbringyoulotsofhappinessformanyyears.F/ONearlyalldogsbarkatstrangers. F/OKeepingpetdogsisnotagoodidea.F/OD2EmmaandMatthavegivenusmanyreasonstosupporttheiropinions.Readthearticleagainandcompletethenotesbelow.Emma'sopinion:keepingpetdogsisagoodideaEmma'sreasons:Dogsare .Peoplecanlearn .Youngpeoplecanlearnhowto .Dogswillloveyoufaithfullyandbringyoulotsofhappinessfor .Matt'sopinion:keepingpetdogsisnotagoodideaMatt'sreasons:Petdogsleavetheir everywhere,andtheyneedtobewashedoften.Dogsare .Mostdogsbarkat .Notalldogsare .Asmallnumberofpetdogseven .Peoplekeeptheirdugsin .Thedogscannotrunfree.Owningdogscanbe .MorepracticeA ReadthestoryaboutRobbie,Emma'spetdug.Thenputthepicturesinthecorrectorderbywritingthenumbers1-4intheboxes.Adog'sstoryMynameisRobbie.Iwasbornonafarmwithmybrothersandsisters.Oneday,amanandtwolittleboyscametothefarm."Whichdogdoyouwant?"themanasked."Wewantthatone!"theboyssaid.Theychoseme!Theydrovemetomynewhomeinthecity.Theboyspromisedtheywouldlookaftermeverycarefully,andtheydid.Theyfedme,playedwithmeandwalkedmeeveryday.Thenoneday,theygotacomputer.Afterthat,theboysplayedcomputergamesallthetime.Theydidnotplaywithmeorfeedmeanymore.Eventuallytheboys'fathertookmetoapctcentre.Hetoldthestaffthathisboyslovedtheircomputermorethanme.Thecentregavemelotsoffoodandtookgoodcareofme.Oneday,anicegirlcalledEmmacametovisit."Doyouwanttocomehomewithme?"sheasked."Woof!"Isaid.Shesmiledandtookmehome.Emmafeedsmeandtakesmeforwalkseveryday.IknowIwillliveherehappilyfortherestofmylife.Unit7TheunknownworldALIENSARRIVETinawokeupatmidnight.Shelookedoutofherwindowandsawayellowlightinthesky.Itsuddenlydivedtowardstheground.Sheheardanoiseandsawaredlight.TinamentionedittoherbrotherTom.“I’msuresomethinglandedintheforestnearthehillsasIheardaloudnoiselastnight.”shesaid.“Let’sexploreafterschool.”At6p.m.,TinaandTomreachedtheforest.Theyheardsomevoicesspeakingastrangelanguage,sothey