六、从方框中选择适当的单词或短语，在横线上填入其正确形式。每个单词或短语仅用一次（5分）
$\boxed{\mathrm{pay much attention to}\quad \mathrm{learn}\quad \mathrm{give a speech}\quad \mathrm{besides}\quad \mathrm{bad}}$
Do you feel nervous(紧张的) when speaking in public? Li Jun, an eighth-grade student, thought $\underline{1. \quad}$ was easy—until he stood in front of his classmates. “I was wrong. It felt completely different,” he said. “My hands shook (抖动) $\underline{2. \quad}$. And I could say nothing.”
Li isn't alone. Many students feel the same. This happens because schools usually $\underline{3. \quad}$ writing than speaking. Students can take part in activities like English corners. $\underline{4. \quad}$ this, students should also use English more in their daily life.
By facing challenges (挑战) actively, each of us can grow into a good $\underline{5. \quad}$.

七、语法填空（10分）
What way will you choose if you plan 1. (learn) a second language? The language-learning app Duolingo did a survey on how students study languages. More than 4 700 2. (Japan) students answered questions about their language-learning habits. The 3. (find) were a bit surprising. The number of people using AI tools 4. (go) up by over 80 per cent in 2024. AI was especially（尤其地）popular among younger people. However, some young people in their 20s were not happy with AI lessons. They said AI was a little 5. (bored).
Duolingo said, “Technology（技术）6. (develop) all the time, so people’s ways of learning languages keep 7. (change).” It found that most people chose 8. (use) apps to learn languages. Around 58 per cent of people taught 9. (they) by using language-learning apps. This was followed by online videos（37%）, textbooks（36%）and online lessons（16%）. The number of people going to a language school is 10. (slow) getting smaller. Just 13.8 per cent of people went to classes with a teacher.

八、完成句子（10分）
1. 这位艺术家独特的绘画风格使她与众不同。
The artist's special style of painting from others.
2. 令我们惊讶的是，在这片沙漠里我们看到了一个蔚蓝的湖泊。
, we saw a blue lake in this desert.
3. 她免费在网上教英语来鼓励更多人学习。
She teaches English online to encourage more people to learn.
4. 我们应该冷静地处理问题，而不是互相吼叫。
We should deal with the problems calmly shout at each other.
5. 为了让所有人听清，老师尽可能大声地朗读这则通知。
The teacher read the notice to make everyone hear him clearly.

九、书面表达（20分）
你在中学的学习生活中是否有薄弱的学科？你是如何克服困难的？请写一篇100词左右的英文作文，讲述你的学习经历和计划。