1 . In surprising result, the No.69 Middle School girls’ football team yesterday beat their school’s boys’ team. The boys’ team often helped the girls with their training. They had never lost to the girls before, but this time the girls beat them 4-3.

After the game, Wu Nai, head of the boys’ team, was very unhappy. “We all thought this would be an easy game,” he said. “We never thought team of girls could beat us. This is the saddest day of my life.”

But Mr. Hu, the boys’ PE teacher, said he thought the girls should win. “The boys were too confident,” he said. “I told them before the match that they needed to play well. They all thought that girls’ football was a joke. Now they know better. They didn’t play carefully, and they lost.”

The match had started well for the boys. After 30 minutes, they were winning 2-0. Their best player, Lu Ming, scored in the thirtieth minute. Earlier, the mid-field player, Ma Zhengquan, had scored the first goal in only the second minute of the match.

After the first half hour, the boys seemed to become too confident. At first, the girls had felt a bit nervous, but then they became more and more confident. Just before half time, Li Xiaolin made the score 2-1.

In the second half, the boys were the first to score. It was from Lu Ming. After that, the boys became lazy, but the girls kept on working hard. Hao Meiling scored in the 68th minute, to make the score 3-2. Then Li Xiaolin scored twice in the last six minutes to make the last score 4-3.It was a surprising finish.

The girls’ PE teacher, Miss Wang, was very pleased with their work. “They were great!” she said. “I told them they could win. I told them that the most important thing was teamwork. The boys’ team had some good players, but my girls were a better team!”

a．The girls’ PE teacher told them that they could win.

b．Wu Nai, head of the boys’ team was very unhappy.

c．The match started well for the boys.

d．The girls kicked the second goal in the match.

2 . The Spring Festival is coming. It’s on February 5th this year. It’s the time to give gifts to your family and friends. But there are some taboos (禁忌) on gift giving. What are those in China?

Chinese people don’t always give a clock to someone. A clock sounds like “zhong” in Chinese. So giving someone a clock is like saying “your time is up”. People will think it’s not lucky, especially for old people.

Buying pears and shoes is also not a good gift. Pears sound like “li” and shoes sound like “xie” in Chinese. They are not good gifts for friends or parents, because they mean something bad in Chinese.

What is a good gift then? Money can be the answer! A “red envelope” (红包) with money is the best gift in China. People give red envelopes to show their love. People have “lucky” number of money in the red envelopes. The number six and eight are always the lucky numbers in China. So we must avoid giving the wrong gifts for others.

5 . There is an old English saying. It tells us that we must go to bed early and get up early in the morning. Then we shall be healthy. We shall also be rich and clever.

This is true. The body must have enough sleep to be healthy. Children of young age should have ten hours sleep every night. Children who do not have enough sleep can not do their work well and they may not be healthy.

The body also needs exercise. Walking, running, jumping and playing games all help the blood to move around inside the body. It is very important. Our blood moves to all parts of our body. The head also needs blood. Exercise helps us to think better.

6 . Fire is important in our life. People can use fire to do many things, and one thing is for sure: it is hard to imagine a life without fire.

Do you know how humans got fire? According to the Greek mythology, Prometheus stole fire from the gods and gave it to humans. He even taught humans how to use fire. Humans were grateful to him. Is the story true? We are not sure. Some scientists believe that humans and their ancestors had fire before Prometheus.

Fire is useful in our everyday life. First, it can keep us warm. On cold nights, fire keeps us warm and helps us to survive in such terrible weather. Second, fire can help us cook. Without fire, it would be impossible to cook the food we love to eat. Third, fire can bring us some wonderful and special memories. Sitting around a campfire can be one of the most unforgettable experiences in our life.

But sometimes fire may hurt us. It is said that some people die in the fire every year. Fire can also destroy buildings and trees.

7 . Last week, I had a three-day visit to Beijing with my parents. We went there     1     train from Shanghai. Beijing is a     2     (wonder) city to visit. I remembered everything I did and     3     (see) in my trip because they were really interesting. On the day, we visited a Beijing hutong. I wondered     4     life was like there in the past. We had     5     good time and took quite a few photos. In the evening, we     6     (try) Beijing Roast duck. It was very delicious. I didn’t stop eating until I felt very full. On the second day, we went to the Great Wall and enjoyed ourselves. It was raining at first.     7     (lucky), the sun came out soon. I only watched these walls run among mountains on TV before. So I was very happy when I saw     8     (they) just under my feet. What great work old Chinese people did! On the third day, we went shopping. I didn’t bring enough money, so I only bought some nice things for my friends, but nothing for     9    . In the afternoon, we took a train back to Shanghai. I was a little tired but happy. I really want     10     (visit) Beijing again.

8 . Many students have already had clear ideas about what jobs they would like to have in the future. We believe boys’ choices are different from girls’. To find out how different their choices are, we made a survey in Moonlight Middle School. The following chart (图表) shows the results of the survey.

9 . “灿烂星空，谁是真的英雄？”做出惊天动地业绩的人是英雄，为追求真理献出生命的人是英雄，在平凡岗位上默默奉献的人是英雄，生活中勤勤恳恳的人也是英雄……本期校英文报School Time栏目围绕“A Hero in My Heart”主题征集英语短文，请分享你心目中的英雄。

内容提示：

（1）Who is your hero?

（2）What did he/she do?

（3）What can you learn from him/her?

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（1）中心突出，语意连贯，层次清晰，书写规范；

（2）文中不得出现真实的姓名和校名；

（3）词数80-100

A Hero in My Heart

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10 .

If one of your goals for 2024 is to get fit, here’s an amazing story for you.

Jia Ling, a 41-year-old Chinese director and actress, has been quietly working on her fitness journey for the past year-and-a-half. Recently, the well-known star shared that she lost weight for a movie role during her break.

In 2023, she announced her involvement (参与) in a new project titled “Re La Gun Tang”, where she will serve as both the director and the lead actress. On the first day of the Chinese New Year of 2024, it revealed (上映). The English name of the movie is YOLO. It means “You only live once” and you need to live life to the fullest.

In the movie, Jia Ling looks a whole different. According to Jia Ling, she lost 50kg in six months to play a boxer (拳击手). However, she explained on her Weibo, “The film is not related (相关的) to weight loss and even has little connect ion with boxing. It tells how a kind person finds herself and learns to love herself.”

Netizens (网民) were shocked by her transformation (转变) with some wondering how much willpower (意志力) it took Jia Ling to go through with the process. Others also left comments reminding Jia Ling to take care of her health.

Slimming down from 100 kg to 50 kg can’t be achieved overnight. Jia Ling has proved through her actions that if you can’t bear the pain of discipline, you will have to accept the mediocrity of yourself. Her way to success has been filled with difficulties and challenges, but she has never given up.

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