八、综合填空。(每小题1分,共10分)
Betty lived in a small town. Beautiful flowers were seen everywhere in the town. Because of the 1 (shy), Betty just stood with few words in public. The shy girl hardly talked to people in social activities. She was often considered as a quiet girl in the community. She felt like a wallflower and wondered if she would go unnoticed all the time.
2 , her closest friend, Fiona, was completely different. Fiona loved to communicate 3 others and she encouraged Betty to change. She told Betty that life wasn't always as 4 (beauty) as roses and that everyone was able to make it full of roses.
With the encouragement of Fiona, Betty began to change. Instead 5 being a wallflower, she started attending a community theatre class. She took an active part in acting in the theatre group. Her gift for acting began to shine. However, new difficulties were never faraway. One of Betty's classmates became a thorn(刺) in her side. The classmate was not satisfied with her achievements, but Betty continued 6 (deal) with the situation. She managed 7 (show) herself and became friends with the classmate. All the changes made her feel fresh every day.
Betty's hard work paid off when the town's famous director, Mr Johnson, watched one of her 8 (play). He liked her acting so much that he offered her the lead role in his new play. Betty's moment arrived. People were happy to watch her show.
Now, Betty 9 (became) a confident girl. Her change is like a beautiful rose in flowers. She went over many difficulties which taught her that there's no rose without a thorn. But those thorns helped her develop her abilities. Betty proved(证明) that personal changes were never 10 (possible) for anyone.
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九、(2025·无锡市江阴高新区实验中学月考)阅读表达。(每小题2分,共10分)
Do you know a famous saying, "Life is like a box of chocolates. You never know what you will get." The surprise is part of the fun. Now blind boxes are quite popular. Merchants(商家) fill the boxes with random(随机的) toys which usually come from movies, comics and cartoons. Many people like to buy them to find out what will be inside.
The earliest blind boxes were from Japan. Getting blind boxes was a New Year's tradition. At that time, they called the blind box "a lucky bag". Blind boxes were introduced to China in 2014. Most customers for blind boxes are young people aged 18 to 35.
Blind box toys are popular in part because of their cute appearances. The cute mini-sized cartoon figurines(小塑像) are suitable to place almost anywhere. What's more, the mystery and uncertainty(不确定性) of the process also interests people. It's the main reason why they are so popular.
Opening a blind box is a little surprise for our daily lives. When people open this little box, they may be disappointed, but the uncertainty is part of the fun. People will open more blind boxes and hope for a better outcome(结果). In fact, although the mystery boxes are full of fun, we should make a rational(理智的) decision when we buy them.
1. Do you know what will be inside when you buy blind boxes?

2. Where did the earliest blind boxes come from?

3. Who often buys blind boxes?

4. Why do blind box toys become so popular?

5. 新考法 开放性设问 What's your idea about buying blind boxes?