《2025年暑假衔接起跑线八升九年级英语人教版》

One sunny afternoon, my grandma asked me to help with a chore. “Could you help me 6throw these old clothes away?” she asked. Her 7fingers pointed to a pile of worn-out clothes. I felt a bit bored, but I agreed, not wanting to let her down.
Neither of us wanted to just throw the clothes away, and Grandma had an idea. “Let's ask our 8neighbors if they can use them,” she suggested. I felt 9.nervous because I was quite shy and afraid of talking to strangers.
10.While/When we were outside, Grandma noticed my nervousness and tried to make me relax. Grandma 11allowed me to 12guess which stories went with which clothes, and we laughed as I tried to 13.imagine her wearing them in her youth. We knocked on the neighbors' door, and they 14happily accepted the clothes to use as cleaning rags.
Thanks to Grandma, our 15usual chore turned into a time to talk and share.

答案： 6. throw 7. fingers 8. neighbors 9. nervous 10. While/When 11. allowed 12. guess 13. imagine 14. happily 15. usual

Dear Emma,
Thanks for your e-mail. I have had the same experience. I even had a fight with my parents. But now, I understand them. We are growing up. However, to our parents, we are still children and they want to take care of us. If it's difficult for you to talk to your parents, you could write a letter to tell your parents what you are thinking about. They will understand you better. After they read the letter, try to talk to them. Try doing something you can do to help your parents in your free time, for example, helping with some housework.
Let them know you are old enough to look after yourself and make decisions.
I hope these can help!
Emma

答案： One possible version:
Dear Josh,
Thanks for your e-mail. I have had the same experience. I even had a fight with my parents. But now, I understand them. We are growing up. However, to our parents, we are still children and they want to take care of us.
If it's difficult for you to talk to your parents, you could write a letter to tell your parents what you are thinking about. They will understand you better. After they read the letter, try to talk to them. Try doing something you can do to help your parents in your free time, for example, helping with some housework. Let them know you are old enough to look after yourself and make decisions.
I hope these can help!
Emma