牛津深圳版7b Chapters 1-6 期末测试与参考答案(广东省深圳市)
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牛津深圳版7b Chapters 1—6 期末测试与参考答案
Part 1 Vocabulary and Grammar （共35分）
I. Choose the best answer. （15分）
( ) 1. There are many students on the playground. Some are playing football, and
are watching them.
A. other B. others C. the other D. another
( ) 2. The postman’s job is mails and deliver them.
A. to collect B. collecting C. collect D. be collecting
( ) 3. The brain is to work out all the problems, so we call it .
A. enough powerful, a living computer
B. enough powerfully, a life computer
C. powerful enough, a live computer
D. powerful enough, a living computer
( ) 4. 3 / 5 is a .
A. protractor B. decimal number
C. percentage D. fraction
( ) 5. ancient times, people nearly counted the same way tens.
A. On, in, in B. In, with, in C. In, in, in D. On, by, in
( ) 6. The teacher is very tired, he is still working very hard.
A. but B. if C. so D. whether
( ) 7. Machines make easier for us to calculate.
A. that B. it C. / D. this
( ) 8. great changes Shanghai has had!
A. What a B. What an C. What D. How
( ) 9. Louis tries harder to achieve his goal.
A. quite B. even C. very D. so
( ) 10. I happened an old friend at the station last Friday afternoon.
A. to meet B. met C. meet D. to
( ) 11. He looked around that nobody noticed him.
A. to sure B. make sure
C. making sure D. to make sure
( ) 12. In our school there are more than .
A. woman teachers, man teachers
B. women teachers, men teachers
C. woman teacher, man teacher
D. women teacher, man teacher
( ) 13. If you want to know something more about dinosaurs, please in an encyclopaedia.
A. look up it B. look for it C. look up D. look it up
( ) 14. The scientific group two professors and three engineers.
A. is made of B. is made up of
C. is made from D. is made by
( ) 15. What’s the best way a foreign language
A. to learn B. learning C. learn D. learning
II. Choose the word or expression which is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence. (4分)
A. breathes noisily B. rays of light C. hole D. turned down E. all the people working on the ship
( ) 1. The bugs come through the opening in the sofa.
( ) 2. Beams of sunlight shone through the window.
( ) 3. His grandpa often snores while he is sleeping.
( ) 4. The survivors said goodbye to the crew and then went ashore.
A. hardly ever B. rarely C. foreignersD. marks made by feet E. often
( ) 5. During World War II all aliens had to register with the government.
( ) 6. Who left these muddy footprints on the kitchen floor
( ) 7. We almost never get snow on Hainan Island.
( ) 8. According to the report, the typhoon seldom hit our city neither in winter nor in spring.
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (6分)
1. With five children at home, their home is always full of . (laugh)
2. You can go out alone, but you should think about your . (safe)
3. I’m afraid you are wrong with the answer. (part)
4. The police tried to find something around the house. (usual)
5. It is kind of your parents to give you the to decide your own future. (free)
6. We are glad the Olympic Torch Relay(火炬传递) has been a great . (successful)
IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required. (10分)
1. I finished reading the detective story last night. (改为否定句)
I reading the detective story last night.
2. Eating too much sweets is harmful to your teeth. (保持原句意思不变)
Eating too much sweets to your teeth.
3. I saw Mary in the street yesterday. She was talking with a foreigner. (合并为一个句子)
I Mary with a foreigner in the street yesterday.
4. Miss Lin is never late for class. (改为反意疑问句)
Miss Lin is never late for class,
5. Trees are very important. (改为感叹句)
important trees !
Part 3 Reading and Writing (共40分)
I. Reading comprehension. (35分)
A. Complete the following dialogue with proper sentences in the box. (6分)
A. It was great.B. Welcome back to school.C. I went to the Palace Museum.D. Beijing is so big that I almost get lost. E. What places did you visit F. Yes, it was much better.G. How was the weather there
A: Jane! 1 I missed you.
B: I missed you, too.
A: How was your trip to Beijing
B: 2 I spent four days in Beijing. Every day I did something different.
A: 3
B: Well, the first day I went to the Great Wall.
A: 4
B: It was nice the first day, but the next day it turned bad.
A: Was the weather better the third day
B: 5
A: Did you go anywhere else
B: Yes, I did. 6 I bought a gift there for you.
A: Thank you.
B
The wind was blowing very hard when two boys walked slowly on the way to school. In front of them was an old man. He walked with difficulty. Just as they passed him, the wind blew the old man’s hat off up the street, but the old man was not able to run after it.
“Stop it, my boys, please, and help me pick up my hat,” cried the old man. “I am afraid I am not able to do that.” But the boys didn’t run after the hat, but only laughed. They thought it was interesting to see how the old man caught the hat. Just then a little girl named Lucy Smith was on her way to the same school. As soon as she saw this, she ran at once and caught the hat. Then she brought it to the old man. And before she gave it to him, she carefully cleaned it. “Thank you, my dear,” the old man said as he took his hat from her. “Thank you for your help.”
The boys and the girl went on to school. But the teacher had seen all this. When lessons were over, he called the children together and told them all about the old man’s hat. Then he went to his desk and took out a beautiful picture book. He gave it to the little girl for what she did. The two boys’ faces turned red and they felt sorry.
True or False. (5分)
( ) 1. The story happened on a fine Sunday.
( ) 2. The two boys took the old man’s hat and threw it away.
( ) 3. The old man asked the two boys to help him, but they didn’t help him.
( ) 4. Lucy was on her way home when she saw the wind blow the old man’s hat off.
( ) 5. The old man told the teacher what the little girl did for him.
C
Most people think that the capital of the movie industry (产业) is Hollywood in Los Angelos, in the United States. However, the real movie capital is Mumbai, in India. Mumbai is used to be known as Bombay, and so the movie industry there is called “Bollywood”. Bollywood makes twice as many movies each year as Hollywood—more than 800 films a year.
The movies from Bollywood are very different from Hollywood movies. For one thing, Bollywood movies are much longer than most Hollywood movies. Most Bollywood movies are more than three hours long, and contain(包含) singing, dancing, action, adventure, mystery, and romance. Because Bollywood movies contain so many different features, this style of movie is sometimes called a “masala”(混合调味料) movie.
Bollywood actors are very popular and some are in such high demand that they may work on several movies at the same time. They may even shoot scenes for several films on the same day, using the same costumes and scenery. Since most Bollywood movies follow the same kind of story, shooting scenes for several films at the same time is not a big problem for actors or directors. This also helps keep the cost of Bollywood movies lower than the cost of Hollywood movies.
Choose the best answer. (5分)
( ) 1. Which is NOT true about Mumbai
A. It is the movie capital.
B. The new name is Bombay.
C. More movies are made there than in Hollywood.
D. It is less expensive to make movies there than in Hollywood.
( ) 2. Why are Bollywood films often called “masala” films
A. They have spicy stories.
B. They show Indian culture.
C. They are much longer than Hollywood films.
D. They mix different styles in movies.
( ) 3. Bollywood movies are cheap to make because .
A. they are shorter than Hollywood movies
B. they are different kinds of movies
C. the movies do not use any special effects
D. each movie reuses actors and things from other movies
( ) 4. Which of these statements would the writer probably agree with
A. Hollywood movies are too violent.
B. It takes a lot of money to make a good movie.
C. Only Indian people can understand Bollywood movies.
D. Most Bollywood movies are very similar.
( ) 5. What is the main topic of the reading
A. Famous stars in Bollywood.
B. How Hollywood movies are made.
C. The differences between two movie industries.
D. The history of movie-making in India.
D
Working today is very different from the way it was fifty or even twenty years ago. In the past, most people got up early in the morning, travelled to their offices by bus, train or car, worked eight 1 a day and travelled home again.
In today’s world, many companies are changing this 2 of working. More and more people work at home. This means that they 3 travel to offices every day. This is possible, of course, because of technology like the Internet, the fax and video telephones where you can see other people when you talk to them. These telephones also let you talk to many people at the same time. The money is the same, but there is 4 wasted on travel.
Is it better or worse than working in an office Well, if you work at home and your neighbour doesn’t, when he is 5 the office at 7:00, you are getting up. He is sitting in his car at 7:30, and you are drinking a cup of coffee and checking e-mails. At 8:00, when your neighbour is arriving at the office, you are taking a shower. After that, you have 6 and begin your day’s work.
At lunchtime you are not very hungry, so you decide to continue working. You work until about 4:00, check your e-mails and then relax. You take your dog to 7 for a walk. At six o’clock, you are watching the news when your neighbour arrives home.
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (7分)
( ) 1. A. hours B. days C. weeks D. months
( ) 2. A. time B. place C. way D. people
( ) 3. A. must B. have to C. can’t D. needn’t
( ) 4. A. more time B. less time
C. fewer days D. more pay
( ) 5. A. leaving for B. arriving at
C. reaching D. doing some work at
( ) 6. A. a nap B. breakfast C. a discussion D. dinner
( ) 7. A. a shop B. your office
C. the park D. your neighbour’s house
E
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (7分)
A dictionary is an i 1 tool. It will tell you not only what a word means, but also h 2 it is used. A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Language keeps on d 3 and a good dictionary must show these new changes. A new English dictionary will tell you how most people use the language today. It will not tell you what is r 4 or wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only a few people use a word, a dictionary will either tell you this or not list it. Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, look it u 5 in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you where to break a word and they a 6 show you how a word is spoken. Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have dozens of m 7 .
F
How much do you know about Peking Opera(京剧) Do you listen to it Do you go to see it Anyway, in the near future, you may be learning how to perform it at school.
To promote(提倡) traditional culture among young people, this year, about 200 schools around China will make Peking Opera a compulsory (必修的) course. Most students think it’s a good idea. Han Lang, a 14-year-old Beijinger, especially welcomes it. “We don’t need to be Peking Opera experts,” said Han, “but it’s a good idea to know something about a traditional art.” But students like Ji Xuan are not as enthusiastic(热心的) as Han. The 14-year-old Shanghai girl said the idea is bad. But if she had a choice, she’d prefer to study Jinju Opera (晋剧), a local art of Shanxi. “Tastes differ from place to place,” Said Jin. “Peking Opera should be taught only in Beijing.” Some other students, however, don’t care what kind of opera they learn. They only care about learning. “Learning Peking Opera won’t be an easy job,” said Ding Peiqi, a 14-year-old Shanghai girl. “I hope it can be taught in a funny and exciting way. If not, we won’t become interested in it.”
Answer the questions. (5分)
1. Where may you be learning Peking Opera
____________________________________________
2. Why will some schools make Peking Opera a compulsory course
____________________________________________
3. What’s Han’s opinion about learning Peking Opera
He thinks ____________________________________________
4. Do all the students care about what they learn
____________________________________________
5. Do you think it necessary to make Peking Opera a compulsory course Why / Why not
____________________________________________
II. Writing. (5分)
Write at least 60 words on the topic “Unforgettable events in 2008”.
Suggested questions:
What are the unforgettable events in 2008 (list at least two)
What have you learnt from it
参考答案
Part 1
I. 1—5 BADDC 6—10 ABCBA 11—15 DBDBA
II. 1—4 CBAE 5—8 CDAB
III. 1. laughter 2. safety 3. partly 4. unusual
5. freedom 6. success
IV. 1. didn’t finish 2. does harm 3. saw, talking 4. is she 5. How, are
Part 3
I. A. 1—6 BAEGFC B. 1—5 FFTFF
C. 1—5 BDDDC D. 1—7 ACDBABC
E. 1. important 2. how 3. developing 4. right 5. up 6. also 7. meanings
F. 1. At school.
2. To promote traditional culture among young people.
3. it’s a good idea to know something about a traditional art.
4. No, they don’t.
5. (Any reasonable answer is OK)
II. One possible version:
Unforgettable events in 2008
The year of 2008 is coming to its end. A lot of things happened in the year. The terrible earthquake happened in May in Wenchuan was a big disaster for all the Chinese people. The Olympic Games were held successfully in Beijing in August. Both events proved that China is a powerful country. Under the leadership of the government, Chinese people can not only overcome big difficulties but also achieve great success. As a teenager, I am greatly moved by what has happened in 2008. I have learnt that I should get ready to help others when they are in troubles. I have also learnt that I must try to be an excellent person in order to do more for our country in the future!
Part 1 Vocabulary and Grammar （共35分）
I. Choose the best answer. （15分）
( ) 1. There are many students on the playground. Some are playing football, and
are watching them.
A. other B. others C. the other D. another
( ) 2. The postman’s job is mails and deliver them.
A. to collect B. collecting C. collect D. be collecting
( ) 3. The brain is to work out all the problems, so we call it .
A. enough powerful, a living computer
B. enough powerfully, a life computer
C. powerful enough, a live computer
D. powerful enough, a living computer
( ) 4. 3 / 5 is a .
A. protractor B. decimal number
C. percentage D. fraction
( ) 5. ancient times, people nearly counted the same way tens.
A. On, in, in B. In, with, in C. In, in, in D. On, by, in
( ) 6. The teacher is very tired, he is still working very hard.
A. but B. if C. so D. whether
( ) 7. Machines make easier for us to calculate.
A. that B. it C. / D. this
( ) 8. great changes Shanghai has had!
A. What a B. What an C. What D. How
( ) 9. Louis tries harder to achieve his goal.
A. quite B. even C. very D. so
( ) 10. I happened an old friend at the station last Friday afternoon.
A. to meet B. met C. meet D. to
( ) 11. He looked around that nobody noticed him.
A. to sure B. make sure
C. making sure D. to make sure
( ) 12. In our school there are more than .
A. woman teachers, man teachers
B. women teachers, men teachers
C. woman teacher, man teacher
D. women teacher, man teacher
( ) 13. If you want to know something more about dinosaurs, please in an encyclopaedia.
A. look up it B. look for it C. look up D. look it up
( ) 14. The scientific group two professors and three engineers.
A. is made of B. is made up of
C. is made from D. is made by
( ) 15. What’s the best way a foreign language
A. to learn B. learning C. learn D. learning
II. Choose the word or expression which is closest in meaning to the underlined part in each sentence. (4分)
A. breathes noisily B. rays of light C. hole D. turned down E. all the people working on the ship
( ) 1. The bugs come through the opening in the sofa.
( ) 2. Beams of sunlight shone through the window.
( ) 3. His grandpa often snores while he is sleeping.
( ) 4. The survivors said goodbye to the crew and then went ashore.
A. hardly ever B. rarely C. foreignersD. marks made by feet E. often
( ) 5. During World War II all aliens had to register with the government.
( ) 6. Who left these muddy footprints on the kitchen floor
( ) 7. We almost never get snow on Hainan Island.
( ) 8. According to the report, the typhoon seldom hit our city neither in winter nor in spring.
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms. (6分)
1. With five children at home, their home is always full of . (laugh)
2. You can go out alone, but you should think about your . (safe)
3. I’m afraid you are wrong with the answer. (part)
4. The police tried to find something around the house. (usual)
5. It is kind of your parents to give you the to decide your own future. (free)
6. We are glad the Olympic Torch Relay(火炬传递) has been a great . (successful)
IV. Rewrite the following sentences as required. (10分)
1. I finished reading the detective story last night. (改为否定句)
I reading the detective story last night.
2. Eating too much sweets is harmful to your teeth. (保持原句意思不变)
Eating too much sweets to your teeth.
3. I saw Mary in the street yesterday. She was talking with a foreigner. (合并为一个句子)
I Mary with a foreigner in the street yesterday.
4. Miss Lin is never late for class. (改为反意疑问句)
Miss Lin is never late for class,
5. Trees are very important. (改为感叹句)
important trees !
Part 3 Reading and Writing (共40分)
I. Reading comprehension. (35分)
A. Complete the following dialogue with proper sentences in the box. (6分)
A. It was great.B. Welcome back to school.C. I went to the Palace Museum.D. Beijing is so big that I almost get lost. E. What places did you visit F. Yes, it was much better.G. How was the weather there
A: Jane! 1 I missed you.
B: I missed you, too.
A: How was your trip to Beijing
B: 2 I spent four days in Beijing. Every day I did something different.
A: 3
B: Well, the first day I went to the Great Wall.
A: 4
B: It was nice the first day, but the next day it turned bad.
A: Was the weather better the third day
B: 5
A: Did you go anywhere else
B: Yes, I did. 6 I bought a gift there for you.
A: Thank you.
B
The wind was blowing very hard when two boys walked slowly on the way to school. In front of them was an old man. He walked with difficulty. Just as they passed him, the wind blew the old man’s hat off up the street, but the old man was not able to run after it.
“Stop it, my boys, please, and help me pick up my hat,” cried the old man. “I am afraid I am not able to do that.” But the boys didn’t run after the hat, but only laughed. They thought it was interesting to see how the old man caught the hat. Just then a little girl named Lucy Smith was on her way to the same school. As soon as she saw this, she ran at once and caught the hat. Then she brought it to the old man. And before she gave it to him, she carefully cleaned it. “Thank you, my dear,” the old man said as he took his hat from her. “Thank you for your help.”
The boys and the girl went on to school. But the teacher had seen all this. When lessons were over, he called the children together and told them all about the old man’s hat. Then he went to his desk and took out a beautiful picture book. He gave it to the little girl for what she did. The two boys’ faces turned red and they felt sorry.
True or False. (5分)
( ) 1. The story happened on a fine Sunday.
( ) 2. The two boys took the old man’s hat and threw it away.
( ) 3. The old man asked the two boys to help him, but they didn’t help him.
( ) 4. Lucy was on her way home when she saw the wind blow the old man’s hat off.
( ) 5. The old man told the teacher what the little girl did for him.
C
Most people think that the capital of the movie industry (产业) is Hollywood in Los Angelos, in the United States. However, the real movie capital is Mumbai, in India. Mumbai is used to be known as Bombay, and so the movie industry there is called “Bollywood”. Bollywood makes twice as many movies each year as Hollywood—more than 800 films a year.
The movies from Bollywood are very different from Hollywood movies. For one thing, Bollywood movies are much longer than most Hollywood movies. Most Bollywood movies are more than three hours long, and contain(包含) singing, dancing, action, adventure, mystery, and romance. Because Bollywood movies contain so many different features, this style of movie is sometimes called a “masala”(混合调味料) movie.
Bollywood actors are very popular and some are in such high demand that they may work on several movies at the same time. They may even shoot scenes for several films on the same day, using the same costumes and scenery. Since most Bollywood movies follow the same kind of story, shooting scenes for several films at the same time is not a big problem for actors or directors. This also helps keep the cost of Bollywood movies lower than the cost of Hollywood movies.
Choose the best answer. (5分)
( ) 1. Which is NOT true about Mumbai
A. It is the movie capital.
B. The new name is Bombay.
C. More movies are made there than in Hollywood.
D. It is less expensive to make movies there than in Hollywood.
( ) 2. Why are Bollywood films often called “masala” films
A. They have spicy stories.
B. They show Indian culture.
C. They are much longer than Hollywood films.
D. They mix different styles in movies.
( ) 3. Bollywood movies are cheap to make because .
A. they are shorter than Hollywood movies
B. they are different kinds of movies
C. the movies do not use any special effects
D. each movie reuses actors and things from other movies
( ) 4. Which of these statements would the writer probably agree with
A. Hollywood movies are too violent.
B. It takes a lot of money to make a good movie.
C. Only Indian people can understand Bollywood movies.
D. Most Bollywood movies are very similar.
( ) 5. What is the main topic of the reading
A. Famous stars in Bollywood.
B. How Hollywood movies are made.
C. The differences between two movie industries.
D. The history of movie-making in India.
D
Working today is very different from the way it was fifty or even twenty years ago. In the past, most people got up early in the morning, travelled to their offices by bus, train or car, worked eight 1 a day and travelled home again.
In today’s world, many companies are changing this 2 of working. More and more people work at home. This means that they 3 travel to offices every day. This is possible, of course, because of technology like the Internet, the fax and video telephones where you can see other people when you talk to them. These telephones also let you talk to many people at the same time. The money is the same, but there is 4 wasted on travel.
Is it better or worse than working in an office Well, if you work at home and your neighbour doesn’t, when he is 5 the office at 7:00, you are getting up. He is sitting in his car at 7:30, and you are drinking a cup of coffee and checking e-mails. At 8:00, when your neighbour is arriving at the office, you are taking a shower. After that, you have 6 and begin your day’s work.
At lunchtime you are not very hungry, so you decide to continue working. You work until about 4:00, check your e-mails and then relax. You take your dog to 7 for a walk. At six o’clock, you are watching the news when your neighbour arrives home.
Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage. (7分)
( ) 1. A. hours B. days C. weeks D. months
( ) 2. A. time B. place C. way D. people
( ) 3. A. must B. have to C. can’t D. needn’t
( ) 4. A. more time B. less time
C. fewer days D. more pay
( ) 5. A. leaving for B. arriving at
C. reaching D. doing some work at
( ) 6. A. a nap B. breakfast C. a discussion D. dinner
( ) 7. A. a shop B. your office
C. the park D. your neighbour’s house
E
Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. (7分)
A dictionary is an i 1 tool. It will tell you not only what a word means, but also h 2 it is used. A dictionary needs to be printed again about every ten years. Language keeps on d 3 and a good dictionary must show these new changes. A new English dictionary will tell you how most people use the language today. It will not tell you what is r 4 or wrong. It may tell you the right time to use a word. If only a few people use a word, a dictionary will either tell you this or not list it. Every dictionary will tell you many interesting facts. If you type a word and the word is too long, look it u 5 in your dictionary. All dictionaries show you where to break a word and they a 6 show you how a word is spoken. Every dictionary, of course, tells you what a word means. But some words, like “get” or “take”, may have dozens of m 7 .
F
How much do you know about Peking Opera(京剧) Do you listen to it Do you go to see it Anyway, in the near future, you may be learning how to perform it at school.
To promote(提倡) traditional culture among young people, this year, about 200 schools around China will make Peking Opera a compulsory (必修的) course. Most students think it’s a good idea. Han Lang, a 14-year-old Beijinger, especially welcomes it. “We don’t need to be Peking Opera experts,” said Han, “but it’s a good idea to know something about a traditional art.” But students like Ji Xuan are not as enthusiastic(热心的) as Han. The 14-year-old Shanghai girl said the idea is bad. But if she had a choice, she’d prefer to study Jinju Opera (晋剧), a local art of Shanxi. “Tastes differ from place to place,” Said Jin. “Peking Opera should be taught only in Beijing.” Some other students, however, don’t care what kind of opera they learn. They only care about learning. “Learning Peking Opera won’t be an easy job,” said Ding Peiqi, a 14-year-old Shanghai girl. “I hope it can be taught in a funny and exciting way. If not, we won’t become interested in it.”
Answer the questions. (5分)
1. Where may you be learning Peking Opera
____________________________________________
2. Why will some schools make Peking Opera a compulsory course
____________________________________________
3. What’s Han’s opinion about learning Peking Opera
He thinks ____________________________________________
4. Do all the students care about what they learn
____________________________________________
5. Do you think it necessary to make Peking Opera a compulsory course Why / Why not
____________________________________________
II. Writing. (5分)
Write at least 60 words on the topic “Unforgettable events in 2008”.
Suggested questions:
What are the unforgettable events in 2008 (list at least two)
What have you learnt from it
参考答案
Part 1
I. 1—5 BADDC 6—10 ABCBA 11—15 DBDBA
II. 1—4 CBAE 5—8 CDAB
III. 1. laughter 2. safety 3. partly 4. unusual
5. freedom 6. success
IV. 1. didn’t finish 2. does harm 3. saw, talking 4. is she 5. How, are
Part 3
I. A. 1—6 BAEGFC B. 1—5 FFTFF
C. 1—5 BDDDC D. 1—7 ACDBABC
E. 1. important 2. how 3. developing 4. right 5. up 6. also 7. meanings
F. 1. At school.
2. To promote traditional culture among young people.
3. it’s a good idea to know something about a traditional art.
4. No, they don’t.
5. (Any reasonable answer is OK)
II. One possible version:
Unforgettable events in 2008
The year of 2008 is coming to its end. A lot of things happened in the year. The terrible earthquake happened in May in Wenchuan was a big disaster for all the Chinese people. The Olympic Games were held successfully in Beijing in August. Both events proved that China is a powerful country. Under the leadership of the government, Chinese people can not only overcome big difficulties but also achieve great success. As a teenager, I am greatly moved by what has happened in 2008. I have learnt that I should get ready to help others when they are in troubles. I have also learnt that I must try to be an excellent person in order to do more for our country in the future!