1. (2024八上·龙泉竞赛) — ______ the heavy rain, we didn't go camping last Sunday.

—What a pity!

1. — What do you think of your junior high school life?

— I think it is one of _________________ periods in my life.

1. High-speed railways have developed rapidly in our country. Today China has _________________ high-speed rail network (铁路网) among all the countries in the world.

1. Every year, _________________ books are donated to the children in poor areas.

1. Karl Marx, a great thinker and politician, was born in Germany _________________ ago.

1. Stephen Hawking, a great scientist, had a strong will (意志) .His serious illness never _________________ him _________________ living a meaningful and colorful life.

1. 阅读理解

    Sisters l3-year-old Emma and 9-year-old Annie Stafki are from Washington, US. They and their two friends love making movies at home. Most of their home-made movies are filmed on their parents' phone and then edited on a computer. The movies are about a princess and her best friend.

    Last month, the Stafki sisters, with their two friends, Diana Smolko, l3, and Kadence Stoddard, 13, took part in a movie- making competition Gig Harbor Film Festival's 72-Hour Competition. The festival is in its 11th year. This year, 24 teams of different ages and skill levels competed within 72 hours to film, produce and edit their films. The teams are in three groups, ages 14 years and younger, 15 to 17 years of age and ages 18 years and older. Each film is about five minutes and includes three different stories. The winner of the competition will get $500 (3,141 yuan). Each team's film will be shown at a local theater.

    The Stafki sisters and their team call their film Twisting Reality. The story takes place in nowadays. The first character played by Emma goes online to play a game. But when she asks her online avatar (化身) to do different activities, it causes her sister to do them in real life.....

    Whether or not the Stafki sisters and their friends win the $500, they are excited to see their first movie on the big screen. "I can't wait to see it," Emma said.

1. You will still miss the flight _________________ you catch a Didi car.

1. — How much should I pay?

— 18 yuan in all, (include) the pen you picked out just now.

1. 以下5个短语是本单元所学的重点词汇，请用它们写篇80词左右的短文，体裁不限。

at birth, walk into, fall over, live up to, cut down