Exercise 3 of Unit 1 of 8A Reading (Ⅱ)
一、词汇运用
1. I (相信) my hometown will be better if we work together to make a difference.
2. What were you thinking when you (面对) the problem at that time, Andy?
3. Last term, the teacher (鼓励) us to write about our experiences at the camp.
4. He has known the truth, so it seems there is no chance to keep it a (秘密).
5. We should slow down a little (小量) and learn to relax and enjoy ourselves.
6. — Where is Jack's (座位)?
— It's over there. He sits at the back of the classroom.
7. It seems that my parents are never (boring) with the endless housework.
8. The young man doesn't feel (energy) enough to keep on working.

() 1. Amy came first in the singing competition (比赛). She really has a good ______ of music.
A.sense
B.quality
C.noise
D.sound

( ) 2. — Why are you laughing, Tony? — Because there is in the magazine.
A.anything funny
B.something funny
C.funny everything
D.funny nothing

() 3. Whatever you meet, don't ______ hope. It's the most important thing in our lives.
A.give away
B.keep on
C.stay up
D.give up

() 4. — What's the ______ of your great success (成功)?
— Believing in myself and focusing on what I am doing.

A.power
B.fact
C.secret
D.chance

() 5. The teachers want the students to be more ______ in asking questions when they don't understand.
A.active
B.caring
C.honest
D.relaxing

() 6. — What's wrong with Tom?
— He feels lonely because he has no friends ______.
A.to talk
B.to talk to
C.talking
D.talking to

三、完成句子
1. 这个小男孩藏不住秘密。
The little boy is not good at .
2. 我有点儿烦闷。咱们找点乐子吧。
I'm . Let's do something for fun.
3. 我差点对英语不抱希望了,直到我遇到了李老师。
I almost until I met Mrs Li.
4. 我今天想穿上我最暖和的外套。外面实在太冷了。
I today. It's so cold outside.
5. 我的父母没有惩罚我,而是鼓励我坦白真相。
My parents didn't punish me. Instead, they .

四、短文填空
Have you seen the film *Ne Zha 2*? It has won the hearts of many people. It's really worth 1. ______ (). And some plots are a little 2. ______ (). It tells us a lot about friendship and teamwork.
After surviving from disasters (灾难) in the first film, Ne Zha and his best friend Ao Bing become 3. ______ (). People in the village are cheerful. 4. ______ peace doesn't last long. They meet 5. ______ new problem—someone is going to destroy his village.
Ne Zha and his friends must stop it 6. ______ () his village. To become much 7. ______ (), Ne Zha learns new magic skills and trains hard. Ao Bing helps him along the way.
During their adventure, Ne Zha faces many problems. He meets powerful enemies (敌人), but he never 8. ______ () up. Ne Zha always believes and trusts 9. ______ (). In the final fight, Ne Zha and Ao Bing use their abilities to beat (打败) the enemies. They protect everyone again.
From *Ne Zha 2*, we can learn that real friendship can beat anything. It shows us that 10. ______ friendship and hard work, we can get over all kinds of problems.