《2025年暑假衔接起跑线八升九年级英语人教版》

There was a man named Yue Guang. He enjoyed inviting his friends to drink wine(酒) in his home.
One day, Yue Guang invited many friends to his home. While drinking, one of the 1friends(friend) found there was a snake in his cup. Because there were so many people, the man drank the wine without 2telling(tell) anyone about the snake. After that, he 3quickly(quick) left Yue Guang's home.
For a few days, Yue Guang didn't see 4thefriend and he missed him very much. Then he went to his home and learned that the man was sick for some days. Yue Guang felt strange and asked what happened 5tohim. The man didn't say anything 6untilYue Guang asked about the reason many times.
Hearing the man's words, Yue Guang felt 7surprised(surprise). Then he thought of a bow(弓) in his home. He decided 8to invite(invite) the man to his home again. Luckily, the man 9accepted(accept) his invitation. When the man's cup was filled with wine, Yue Guang pointed at the bow and said, "In fact, what you saw last time is the shadow(影子) of the bow." After Yue Guang took off the bow, the friend couldn't see the "snake" in 10his(he) cup.

答案： 1. friends 2. telling 3. quickly 4. the 5. to 6. until 7. surprised 8. to invite 9. accepted 10. his

Zongzi is a kind of 1traditional food in China, which is eaten at the Dragon Boat Festival to remember Qu Yuan, a famous poet(诗人) in ancient China. Qu Yuan threw 2himself into the Miluo River on May 5th according to the Chinese lunar calendar. It's said that people jumped from boats into the river and 3tried to save him. But it was too late. They were very 4sad and then dropped zongzi into the river to keep the fish away from Qu Yuan's body. From then on, people have eaten zongzi 5once a year at the Dragon Boat Festival.

答案： 1. traditional 2. himself 3. tried 4. sad 5. once