1、九年級(jí)全一冊(cè)3aUnit 1 Section A 3a How I Learned to Learn English Last year, I _ (like) my English class. Every class was _ (liked) a bad dream. The teacher spoke so _ (quick) that I did not understand her most of the _ (time). I was afraid _ (ask) questions because of my poor _ (pronounce). I just _ (hide

2、) behind my textbook and never said _ (everything). Then one day I watched _ (a) English movie _ (call) Toy Story. I _ (fall) in love with this _ (excited) and funny movie! So I began _ (watch) other English _ (movie), too. Although I _ (can) understand everything the characters said, _ (they) body

3、language and the _ (expression) on their faces helped me to get the _ (mean). I also _ (realize) I could get the meaning by _ (listen) for just the key words. My pronunciation improved as well by _ (listen) to the conversations in English movies. I discovered that listening to _ (everything) interes

4、ting is the secret to language _ (learn). I also learned _ (use) sentences like “Its a piece of cake” or “It serves you right”. I did not understand these _ (sentence) at first. But because I wanted to understand the story, I looked _ (they) up in a dictionary. Now I really enjoy my English class. I

5、 want _ (learn) new words and more grammar so that I can have a better _ (understand) of English movies.Unit 2 Section A 3a Full Moon, Full Feelings _ (China) people have been celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival and enjoying mooncakes for_ (century). Mooncakes are in the shape of a full moon on the

6、Mid-Autumn night. They carry _ (people) wishes to the families they love and miss. There are many _ (tradition) folk stories about this festival. However, most people think that the story of Change is _ (touch). Changte was Hou Yis beautiful wife. After Hou Yi _ (shoot) down the nine suns, a goddess

7、 gave him magic medicine _ (thank) him. _ (who) drank this could _ (live) forever, and Hou Yi planned _ (drink) it with Change. However, a bad man, Pang Meng, tried _ (steal) the medicine when Hou Yi _ (be) home. Change refused _ (give) it to him and _ (drink) it all. She became very light and flew

8、up to the moon. Hou Yi was so _ (sadness) that he called out _ (she) name to the moon every night. One night, he found that the moon _ (be) so bright and round that he could see _ (him) wife there. He _ (quick) _ (lay) out her favorite fruits and desserts in the garden. How he wished that Change _ (

9、can) come back! After this, people started the tradition of _ (admire) the moon and sharing mooncakes with their _ (family).Unit 3 Section A 3a Fun Times Park - Always a Fun Time!Alice and He Wei are in Space World.Alice: I wonder where we should go next. He Wei: How about that new ride over there?A

10、lice: Well it looks _ (scared). He Wei: Come on! I promise itll be _ (excited)! If youre scared, just shout or hold my hand.After the ride Alice: You _ (be) right! That was fun! I was scared at first, but _ (shout) did help.He Wei: See, that _ (be) so bad, right? You never know until you try _ (anyt

11、hing).Alice: Yes, I'm so glad I tried it!He Wei: Do you want to go to Water World now?Alice: Sure, but I'm getting hungry. Do you know where we can get _ (some) good food _ (quick)?He Wei: Of course! I suggest Water City Restaurant in Water World. It serves delicious food.Alice: Great! Let&#

12、39;s go!On their way to Water City Restaurant, Alice and He Wei pass by Uncle Bob's.Alice: Look! This restaurant _ (look) interesting. The sign _ (say) a rock band plays here every evening.He Wei: Why don't we come back here for dinner _ (late)? Let's _ (ask) what time the band starts pl

13、aying.Alice and He Wei walk up to a staff person at the door.He Wei: Excuse me, could you tell us when the band starts playing this evening?Staff: Eight o'clock. The restaurant is always busy at that time, so come a little _ (early) to get a table.He Wei: OK. Thank you!Unit 4 Section A 3a From S

14、hy Girl to Pop Star For this months Young World magazine, I interviewed 19-year-old _ (Asia) pop star Candy Wang. Candy told me that she used to _ (be) really shy and took up _ (sing) to deal with her _ (shy). As she got better, she dared _ (sing) in front of her class, and then for the whole school

15、. Now shes not shy anymore and loves singing in front of crowds. I asked Candy how life was _ (difference) after she became famous. _ (her) explained that there are _ (much) good things, like _ (be) able to travel and meet new people all the time. “I _ (use) to be popular in school, but now I get _

16、(ton) of attention _ (where) I go.” However, too _ (many) attention can also be a bad thing. “I always have to worry about how I appear to _ (other), and I have to be very _ (careless) about what I say or do. And I _ (have) much private time anymore. _ (hang) out with friends _ (be) almost _ (possib

17、le) for me now because there _ (be) always guards around me. ” What does Candy have to _ (say) to all those young people who _ (want) to become famous? “Well,” she begins _ (slow), “you have to be prepared _ (give) up your normal life. You can never imagine how difficult the road to _ (successful) i

18、s. Many _ (time) I thought about _ (give) up, but I fought on. You really require a lot of talent and hard work to _ (success). Only a very small number of people make it to the top.”Unit 5 Section A 3a The Difficult Search for American Products in the USIf you go to another country, what _ (kind) o

19、f things would you buy? Would you _ (buy) a camera in Japan, some beautiful _ (clothes) in France, or a watch in Switzerland? No matter what you may _ (buy), you might think those products _ (make) in those _ (country). However, you could _ (be) wrong. Kang Jian is a _ (17 years old) student from Sh

20、anghai. Last year he _ (go) to visit his aunt and uncle in San Francisco. He found _ (its) interesting that so many _ (product) in the local shops were made in China. “I wanted _ (buy) a toy car for _ (mine) cousin, but even though most of the toys _ (be) American brands, they were made in _ (Chines

21、e).” Toys are not the only things _ (make) in China. “I wanted to buy a pair of basketball _ (shoe),” he explains. “But I _ (have) to visit five or six stores before _ (find) a pair made in America!” He realized that _ (America) can hardly avoid _ (buy) products made in China. “In fact,” he continue

22、s, “there were many _ (others) things there made in China footballs, handbags, pet _ (food), mobile phones. Even American flags _ (make) in China!” Kang Jian thinks its great that China is so good at _ (make) these _ (every day) things. However, he _ (wish) that in the future China will also get _ (

23、good) at making high-technology products that people can buy in all _ (part) of the world.Unit 6 Section A 3a An Accidental Invention_ (do) you know that tea, the most popular drink in the world (after water), _ (invent) by accident. Many people believe that tea _ (drink) 5,000 years ago. It _ (say)

24、 that a Chinese _ (rule) _ (call) Shen Nong was the first _ (discover) tea as a drink. One day Shen Nong _ (boil) drinking water over _ (a) open fire. Some _ (leaf) from a tea plant _ (fall) into the water and remained there for _ (sometime). It produced a _ (nicely) smell so he _ (taste) the brown

25、water. It was quite delicious, and so, one of the _ (world) favorite _ (drink) _ (invent).A few _ (thousands) years later, Lu Yu, “the saint of tea”, _ (mention) Shen Nong in his book Cha Jing. The book _ (describe) how tea plants _ (grow) and used _ (make) tea. It also discusses where _ (fine) tea

26、leaves _ (produce) and what _ (kind) of water _ (use).It _ (believe) that tea _ (bring) to Korea and Japan during the 6th and 7th _ (century). In England, tea _ (appear) until around 1660, but in _ (little) than 100 years, it _ (become) the _ (nation) drink. The tea trade from China to _ (west) coun

27、tries _ (take) place in the _ (nineteen) century. This _ (help) to spread the _ (popular) of tea and the tea plant to more _ (place) around the world. Even though many people now know about tea culture, the Chinese _ (be) _ (with) doubt the _ (one) who best _ (understand) the nature of tea.Unit 7 Se

28、ction A 3a Mom Knows BestWhen I was a tiny baby _ (cry) all night, my mom _ (sing) to me and stayed by my side.When I was tired and _ (hunger), she _ (give) me food and warm arms to sleep in.When I was two _ (run) through the field, she made sure I was safe and kept me from _ (dangerous).When I fell

29、 and hurt _ (me), she gave me a hug and lifted me up.When I was seven coughing badly, she said no ice-cream for me.But I talked back loudly, “I should _ (allow) to eat some! Give it to me now!”_ (when) I was nine watching scary movies, she said it_ (will) give me awful dreams.But I shouted back _ (a

30、ngry), “I should _ (allow) to watch it! I'm not a baby!”When I was a teen _ (go) out with friends, she said, “Please be back by ten!”But I talked back again - “I should _ (be) told what to do! I'm seventeen now!”Now I'm an adult, thinking back to those times.I coughed for _ (day) after e

31、ating that ice-creamAnd had scary dreams after _ (watch) that film.I was late for school from _ (stay) out past ten.I regret _ (talk) back, not listening to Mom.Mom knows best, and for me she wanted only the _ (good)!Unit 8 Section A 3aWe live in a small town and almost everyone _ (know) each other.

32、 It used to be very quiet. Nothing much ever _ (happen) around here. However, these days, something _ (usual) is happening in our town. Victor, a teacher at my school, is really nervous. When he _ (interview) by the town newspaper, he said, “Every night we hear strange noises outside our window. My

33、wife _ (think) that it could be an animal, but my friends and I think it must be teenagers _ (have) fun. My parents called the _ (policeman), but they couldnt find _ (something) strange. They think it might _ (is) the wind. I dont think so!”Victors next-door neighbor Helen is _ (worry), too. “At _ (

34、one), I thought that it might be a dog, but I _ (can) see a dog or anything else, _ (too). So I guess it _ (may) be a dog. But then, what could it be?” One woman in the area saw something _ (run) away, but it was dark so she is not sure. “I think it was too big _ (be) a dog,” she said. “Maybe it was

35、 a bear or a wolf.”Everyone in our town _ (be) feeling uneasy, and everyone has his or her own ideas. There must be something _ (visit) the homes in our neighborhood, but what is it? We have no idea. Most people hope that this animal or person will _ (simple) go away, but I do not think that is goin

36、g to happen. The _ (noise-make) is having too _ (many) fun _ (create) fear in the neighborhood.Unit 9 Section A 3a What Do You Feel Like Watching Today?While some people stick to only one kind of movie, I like to watch _ (difference) kinds _ (depend) on how I feel that day. When Im down or _ (tire),

37、 I prefer movies that can cheer me up. _ (comedy) like Men in Black or cartoons like Kung Fu panda have funny _ (dialog) and usually have a happy _ (end).The characters may _ (be) perfect, but they try _ (them) best _ (solve) their problems, After _ (watch) them, the problems _ (sudden) seem _ (litt

38、le) serious and I feel much _ (good) again. _ (laugh) for two hours is a good way _ (relax)! I dont watch dramas or _ (documentary) when Im sad or tired. Dramas like Titanic make me _ (feeling) even _ (sad).Documentaries like March of the Penguins which provide plenty of _ (information) about a cert

39、ain subject can be _ (interest), but when Im tired I dont want to think too much. I dont mind action movies like Spider-Man when Im too tired _ (think).I can just shut off my brain, _ (sit) back and enjoy _ (watch) an exciting superhero who always _ (save) the world just in time. Once in a while, I

40、like to watch movies that are _ (scared).They can be fun, but Im too scared to watch them _ (lonely).I always bring a friend who _ (be) afraid of these kinds of movies, and it _ (feel) so scary anymore. Unit 10 Section A 3aTeresa Lopez Cali, ColombiaWhere Im from, were pretty _ (relax) about time. W

41、e _ (like) to rush around, so we _ (mind) if people are a little late sometimes. If you tell a friend youre going to _ (them) house for dinner, its OK if you arrive a bit late. We like to enjoy our time _ (slow).We value the time we spend with our family and _ (friend) in our everyday _ (life).We of

42、ten just drop by our friends homes if we have time. We dont usually have to make plans _ (meet) our friends. When we see each other, its polite for boys_ (shake) hands and for girls to kiss each other on the side of the face. We often just walk around the town center, _ (see) as _ (much) of our frie

43、nds as we can! Marc LeBlanc Lausanne, SwitzerlandIn Switzerland, Its very _ (importance) _ (is) on time. Were the capital of clocks and _ (watch), after all! If someone _ (invite) you _ (meet) him or her at noon, then you _ (expect) to be there at noon. If youre even 15 minutes late, your friend may

44、 get mad. So I make an effort_ (is) on time when I meet my friends. I always leave the house early to avoid heavy traffic because I think its _ (polite) to keep _ (other) _ (wait). Also, we never visit a _ (friend) house without _ (call) first. We almost always make plans _ (see) friends. We _ (usua

45、l) plan to do_ (anything) interesting, or go somewhere together.Unit 11 Section A 3a The Shirt of a Happy Man (Part I)A long time ago, in a rich and _ (beauty) country, there lived an _ (happy) king. He slept _ (bad) and didnt feel like _ (eat). _ (he) face was always pale as chalk. He often _ (cry)

46、 for no reason. This made the queen and his people _ (worry). One day, a doctor was called in _ (examine) the king. But he _ (find) _ (something) wrong with his body. “Its all in his mind. Neither medicine _ (or) rest can help _ (he). What he _ (need) is the shirt of a happy person to wear. Thatll m

47、ake him _ (happiness).”The prime minister _ (call) to the palace. But when they explained the _ (king) situation to him, he said, “ Although I have a lot of power, it _ (make) me _ (happily). Im always _ (worry) about losing my power. Many people _ (be) trying to take my position.”Then, the kings ba

48、nker came to the palace. “Oh, Im afraid Im not happy, _ (too) ,” he said. “I have a lot of _ (wealth), but Im always worried about _ (lose) my money. Someone tries to steal my money every day.”Next, the palace _ (sing) came to the kings room. But this was what he said: “Its _ (truly) that Im famous and everyone _ (love) my songs. But I _ (be) happy because Im always worried about _ (be) followed by _ (other). I _ (can) be free