2022-2023学年八年级上学期英语同步教案(牛津译林版)U1-2复习(学生+教师版)

主题8AUnitl-2复习

1、掌握两个单元的重要语言点及其用法；

学习目标2、掌握形容词比较级和最高级用法；

3、阅读综合能力提升。

教学内容

【多元导学】

1、上次课后巩固作业复习；

2、Canyoudescribethedifferencebetweenthemineverygroup?

重点词汇与句型

【知识梳理1】重点词组

1.撒谎__________________

2.我最好的朋友之一______________________________________________

3.很有幽默感______________________________________________________

4.感到无聊_________________

5.走过我们的书桌_________________________________________

6.保守秘密/

7.在将来____________________________

8.交朋友___________________

9.认真听人们说_______________________________________

10.使人们开心___________________________________

11.环游世界_____________________________________________

12.某一天________________

13.左边的男孩___________________________________________________________

14.看电影_____________________________

15.一所男女混合学校________________________________

16.一周两次______________________________

17.在星期五下午_________________________________

18.其他什么_________________

19.在比赛中得了第一/第二/第三/一

20.穿制服____________________

21.做早操_________________________________

22.至多___________________

23.快速浏览问题_____________________________________________________________

24.在午饭时间______________________

25.一个小时的作业_______________________________________________

26.进行一次学校旅行________________________________________________________________

【知识梳理2】重点句型

1.我能要一些喝的东西吗？CanIhave?(6)

2.一些牛奶怎么样？milk?(6)

3.我能再吃一些食物吗？CanIhavefood?(6)

4.什么使得你的朋友如此与众不同？Whatyourfriendso?(7)

5.当你伤心的时候他/她关心你吗？Doeshe/sheyouwhenyouaresad?(7)

6.当你有问题的时候他/她愿意相助吗？he/shewhenyou?(7)

7.你相信他/她说的话吗？Doyoubelieve?(7)

8.什么能成为好友，Amy?Whatgoodfriends,Amy?(7)

9.他们也能给你讲有趣的笑话。Theycan.(7)

10.她乐意和她的朋友们分享东西。Sheherfriends.(8)

11.她帮助我完成作业并且她总是在公交车上给有需要的人让座。

Shehelpsmemyhomeworkandshealwaysonthebusto

_______.⑻

12.当她长大的时候她想要成为一名歌手。Shewantsasingerwhenshe.(8)

13.它们使他看起来很神气。They.(8)

14.她总是微笑而且从来不说任何人的坏话。

Sheoftenandnever.(8)

15.Max戴着他的小而圆的眼镜看起来很聪明。Maxlookssmart.(9)

16.我的书比他的有趣。Mybookis.(11)

17.Peter是这六个学生当中最重的。Peteristhesixstudents.(12)

18.在这六个学生当中，米莉是最慢的。thesixstudents,Millieisswimmer.(12)

19.当我长大我想成为一名社会工作者。

IwouldlikewhenI.(13)

20.我总是对人友善。Iamalwayspeople.(13)

21.她是一个扎着马尾辫的小女孩。She'sasmallgirl.(14)

22.一她性格如何？…她很害羞也很安静。一-she?--She'sand.(14)

23.Kate既是我的邻居又是我的好友。Kateismymybestfriend.(17)

24.她总是面带微笑并且看起来很开心。

Shealwaysand.(17)

26.我认为她将成为一名优秀的学生。Ithinkshewillteacher.(17)

25.为什么狗狗们不上学？Whydogstoschool?(18)

27.-学校是什么样子的？一它就像看电视，但是有更少的广告。

…school?一It?sTV,butthereare.(18)

28.--我们一起去好吗？一我很愿意，但是本周六校足球队要训练。

■—together?I'dloveto,buttheschoolfootballteamwillthis

Saturday.(19)

29.学习夕卜语很有趣。isfun.(20)

30.当我们在读有趣的书本时，时间似乎过得更快。

Timewhenwearereadinginterestingbooks.(20)

31.他经常认真倾听我的问题并且给我提供帮助。

Heoftenmyproblemsandmehelp.(20)

32.在周五下午，我们学校比往常放学早。Fridayafternoon,ourschoolthan.(20)

33.我读了一篇一个美国男孩写的文章。1readanaboytheUSA.(22)

34.他的学校生活是什么样子的？hisschoollife?(22)

35.她比她班上的其他学生写得快。Shethaninher

class.(24)

36.米莉在我们所有人当中写得最快。Millieofusall.(24)

37.学生每天在作业上花多长时间？

dostudentshomeworkeveryday?(25)

38.中国学生比英国学生暑假有更多的星期休息。

ChinesestudentsforthesummerholidaythanBritishstudents.(25)

39.半个小时玩电脑游戏，另外半个小时下象棋。

Halfanhourcomputergamesandhalfanhourchess.(26)

40.对我来说，学习外语真的很有趣。,isreallyfun.(27)

41.我们不需要早起，并且我们有很多时间用来参加课外活动。

Weupearly,andwehavelotsoftimefor

_________.(29)

【巩固练习】

1.Thisisinterestingwork.Wereallyenjoyit.

A.aB.anC.theD./

2.DidLisatellyouintheletter?

A.funnyanythingB.anythingfunnyC.funnysomethingD.somethingfunny

3.TheLondonOlympicsmakespeopleallovertheworldthereverymuch.

A.wanttogoB.toflyC.flyD.towanttogo

4.ItwillbeifyoubuyareturnticketonthetrainwhenyoutravelinEngland.

A.muchcheapB.morecheaplyC.muchcheaperD.morecheap

5.Tom,youmustdothehomework.Don'tcopyyoursister's.

A.yourselvesB.yourselfC.himselfD.themselves

6.Thereisabigcake.____________shareit.

A.MaybewecanB.Wemaybe

C.MaybewecanD.Maybecanwe

7.Milliewantsto_________you__________—hernewschool.

A.tell;aboutB.talk;aboutC.tell;onD.talk;on

8.Mydadmakesmetheoianoforthreehourseverydav.

A.playingB.toplayC.playD.plays

9.Lucydidn'tmakeanymistakesinthemathsexam.Sheis______thananyotherstudent.

A.muchcarefulB.morecarefulC.morecarelessD.themostcareful

10.Whatmakesyou_________todaythanyesterday?

A.happyB.happilyC.happierD.happiest

11.DoyouknowyourclassmateJimvery___________?

A.wellB.goodC.fineD.nice

12.Listeningisasasspeakinginlanguagelearning.

A.importantB.moreimportantC.mostimportantD.themostimportant

13.1didn'tknowwhichT-shirtwas.soItookthemboth.

A.nicerB.wellC.bestD.good

14.What'syourbestfriendlike?___________

A.He'sfine,thankyouB.HelikeswatchingTV

C.He'sateacherD.He'shelpfulandgenerous

15.1spenthalfanhourmyhomework.

A.finishdoingB.tofinishdoingC.finishtodoD.finishingdoing

16.Afteryoudiscussityourdeskmate,youmayknowtosayaboutit.

A.with;howB.with;whatC.fbr;howD.for;what

17.Everymorningmymotherspendsonehourshousework.

A.halfan;todoB.andanhalf;todo

C.andhalf;doingD.andahalf;doing

18.MrWutogetherwithhistwosonsearlyeverymorning.

A.practicerunningB.practicesrunning

C.practicestorunD.practicetorun

19.LastSunday,thechildrenhadagreattime.

A.toplaythebaseballB.playingthebaseball

C.toplaybaseballD.playingbaseball

20.1haveCDsthanSandy,butDVDsthanher.

A.more;fewerB.more;moreC.less;moreD.fewer;fewer

语法复习

【知识梳理1】形容词/副词的比较等级⑴……基本用法

大多数的形容词都有三个级别：原级、比较级、最高级。其中比较级表示“更……”，用于两者之间的比较，

用来说明“前者比后者更...”，比较级前面一般用much,even,alittle修饰，其中even,much只能修饰比较级。

最高级表示“最……工用于三者及三者以上之间的比较，用来说明“某人或某物在某个范围内最……”

①形容词的比较级(-er)和最高级(-est)的构成

a.规则变化之口诀：直接加;去e加;双写加;$ytn；more/most

b.不规则变化

原级比较级最IWJ级

good/well

bad/ill

many/much

little

far

old

②比较级前的修饰语（7个）

2个“甚至，更力口",；2个“一点儿”,；

3个“多",,

【知识梳理2】形容词的比较等级（2）……常见句型

①A=BA+V+as+adjJadv.+as+B（与.....样）

HeisastallasI/me.他和我一样高。

Heisasgoodateacherashisfather.他和他的父亲一样是个好教师。

②A#BA+V+not+as/so+adj./adv.+as+B（与...不一样）

Theydidn'tdoas/somuchworkasyoudid.他们干得事没有你多。

I'veneverseenas/sooldacarasthis.我从来没有见过像这样旧的车。

③A>B或A<B|A+V+比较级+than+B（比...更）

Tomistwoyearsolderthanhisbrother.汤姆比他的弟弟大两岁。

Ourclassroomisbiggerthantheirs.我们的教室比他们的大。

④表示程度的递增|主语+V+比较级+and+比较级（越来越……）

主语+V+moreandmore++adj・/adv・（越来越）

Thedaysaregettinglongerandlonger.白天变得越来越长了。

Ourcountryisbecomingmoreandmorebeautiful.我们的国家变得越来越美了。

⑤表示两种情况同时变化

The+比较级+主语+V+…,the+比较级+主语+V+…（越……越…二F

Themorewegettogether,thehappierwe'llbe.=Ifwegettogethermore,we'llbehappier.

我们聚得越多，我们就会越高兴。

Theharderyoustudy,thebetteryou'llbeatEnglish.=Ifyoustudyharder,you'llbebetteratEnglish.

你学习越努力，你的英语成绩越好。

⑥主语+be+Qneofthe+最高级+n・（pl.）+in/of・・・（...是最...之一）

BeijingisoneoftheoldestcitiesinChina.北京是中国最古老的城市之一。

⑦主语+V+the+最高级+in/of…（最）

Annstudieshardestofallthegirlsinourclass.安妮是我们班学习最用功的学生之一。

⑧|主语+V+the+比较级+ofthetwo…（v两者中＞较……的）

Lilyisthetallerofthetwins.莉莉是这两个双胞胎中较高的那个。

⑨主语+V+比较级+than+anyother+n・（单数）+in・・・（比任何其他的更）

Heistallerthananyotherstudenti.nhisclass.他比他班级中其他的任何学生高。

=Heisthetalleststudentsinhisclass.

⑩A+V+more/fewer+可数名词复数+thanB…（A比B做更多、更少...）

A+V+more/less+不可数名词复数+thanB・・・（A比B做更多、更少...）

JohnstudiesmoresubjectsthanNancy.

John比Nancy学更多科目。

StudentsintheUSAhavemoreweeksoffinthesummertimethanBritishstudents.

在夏天美国学生比英国学生有更多周不上课。

【巩固练习】

1.Itistodaythanyesterday.Shallwegoswimmingthisafternoon?

A.thehottestB.hotC.hottestD.hotter

2.--WhichisseasoninNanjing?

1thinkit'sspring.

A.goodB.betterC.bestD.thebest

3.Tomistallerthaninhisclass.Hesitsinthebackrow.

A.anystudentB.anyotherstudent

C.everystudentD.anyboy

4.一WhichdoyouthinkisinChina,footballorbasketball.

1thinkfootballis.

A.mostpopularB.morepopular

C.themostpopularD.themorepopular

5.-whatyourChineseteacher?

Heisthetallestteacherinmyschool.

A.does;likeB.does;likesC.is;likeD.is;liking

6.-Doyouliketravelingbyplane?

-Iliketravelingbytrain.Travellingbyplaneisn'tasastravelingbytrain.

A.safeB.excitedC.saferD.moreexciting

7.Whichbagis___________ofthetwo?

1thinktheblueoneis.

A.theheaviestB.theheavierC.heaviestD.heavy

8.Mrs.Yang,youlookmuch____________thanbefore?

-Really?Thanks.Yousee,Iamonadietthesedays.

A.fatterB.slimC.slimmerD.slimer

9.一DoyoulikeEnglishormaths?

■一IlikeEnglishbetter.It'smaths.

A.moreinterestingthanB.notasinterestingas

C.asdifficultasD.moredifficultthan

10.■一Doyoulikelivinginacity?

No.Acityisn'tsoquietatown.

A.asB.soC.thanD.in

【课堂检测】

一、单项选择

1.Mybrotherishonestboy.Helikesplayingchesseveryweekend.

A.a;theB.an;theC.a;/D.an;/

2.MycousinisininShanghaiNo.11MiddleSchool.

A.8thyearB.8YearC.Year8D.Year8th

3.Mum,Iamsohungry.CouldIhave?

A.anythingeatingB.anythingtoeatC.somethingeatingD.somethingtoeat

4.isbadforourhealth.Youshouldn'tkeepanymore.

A.Smoke;smokedB.Smoking;tosmokeC.Smoking;smokingD.Tosmoke;tosmoke

5.一What'syourbestfriendslike?

—.ShealwayshelpsmewithmyEnglish.

A.SheisanurseB.SheishelpfulC.ShelikesmusicD.Sheishonest

6.Ifyoufollowtheplan,youcanfinishtheworkwithmoneyandpeople.

A.few;littleB.afew;alittleC.less;fewerD.fewer;less

7.Thetaxiisgoingfasterthanthebus,sothefare（票价）ishigher.

A.moreB.muchC.quiteD.very

8.--Wespentallourmoneybecausewestayedatthemostexpensivehotelintown.

■一Whydidn'tyoustayatone?

A.acheapB.thecheapC.acheaperD.thecheaper

9.ManypeoplelosttheirhomesinTianjingExplosion（爆炸）.Butweallbelievethatthingswillgetbetterbecause

manypeopleit.

A.careaboutB.worryaboutC.thinkaboutD.talkabout

10.Whichsentenceislikely（可能）tobespokenbyAmericans?

A.TheshopallhavebigsalesbeforeChristmas.B.Itrainsofteninthecityinfall.

C.Theyhadagoodtimeduringtheholiday.D.Wouldyoupleaselendmeaneraser?

11.Weeachafunnyjokeandmakethesadboyagain.

A.tell;happyB.tells;happilyC.tells;happyD.tell;happily

12.I'msorryforallyourstationaryonyourdesk.

A.knockdownB.knockingoffC.knockingonD.knockedover

13.TheweatherinHeilongjiangismuchcolderthaninShanghai.

A.thisB.thatC.theseD.weather

14.John'sbagisbiggerandnicerthan.

A.IB.meC.myD.mine

15.——Shallwegotowatchthefootballmatchthisafternoon?

-.AndIwilltakemycamerawithme.

A.HaveagoodtimeB.BestwishesC.Ican?twaitD.Ihavenoidea

二、句型转换

句型转换

16.Marylooksslimandvrelty.（对划线部分提问）

_____________________Mary?

17.Tomstudiesthehardestinhisclass.（同义句转换）

Tomestudiesthanstudentsinhisclass.

18.Yourschoollifeiscolourfulandtheirsiscolourful,too.（同义句转换）

yourschoollifetheirsarecolourful.

19.It'sfuntoenjoyacupofcofleeintheafternoonsunshine.（同义句转换）

cupofcoffeeintheafternoonsunshineisfun.

20.Hisroundglassesmakehimlooksmart.

Helookssmarttheroundglasses.

三、完形填空

Hereisthecarofthefuture!Thiscarisverydifferentfromtoday'scars;itis

silentandclean.Today'scarshavewheels,21thisonedoesnot.Itmoveslikeasnail（蜗牛）,but

22fasterthanasnail!

Thiscarwilluseelectricity（电）insteadofgasoline.Itwillhavebatteriesthatcanberecharged（充电）very

quicklyfromchangersbuiltintotheroad.Itwillalsobeveryeasyto23.Infact,youwon'tneedtodriveit

24itwilldriveitself.Youwilljustneedtotellthecomputer;t4GotoX“andthecarwillgothere.Also,it

will25yourdestination（目的土也）veryquickly,muchfasterthantoday'scars.Itwillalsobeverysafeand

comfortable.

Alotofthetechnologyalreadyexists,butitisveryexperimental.Scientistsaremakingnewmaterialsforthe

surfacesof26.Fiftyyearsfromnow,perhapssooner,somenewroadswillhavesolarenergy（太阳能）

panels.Theywillstorethis27undertheroadandsomecarswillbeableto28it.

Howeveryouprobablywon'teverdrivea“snailcar”,evenifyou're2920today.This,perhaps,isthe

caroftheyear2100,thecarthatyourgrandchildrenwillmaybedrive.

Drivingwillbeniceinthe22ndcentury!Nopollution,notrafficjams,nostress.Scientistshavelotsofideasabout

carsofthefuture.Itwillbeinterestingtoseewhatideasthey30manyyearsfromnow.

21.A.andB.butC.orD.so

22.A.muchB.veryC.asD.so

23.A.takeB.planC.driveD.stop

24.A.althoughB.asifC.thereforeD.because

25.A.arriveB.reachC.getD.stay

26.A.carsB.roadsC.wheelsD.sun

27.A.oilB.electricC.energyD.air

28.A.useB.wasteC.driveD.clean

29.A.underB.aboveC.atD.beyond

30.A.takepartinB.lookuptoC.getonwithD.comeupwith

四、用所给单词的正确形式填空

B.根据句子意思，用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。

31.Timeseems（go）moreslowlywhenwearehavingboringclass.

32.Playingontheplaygroundand（practice）basketballaregreatfun.

33.Thechildrenunderthe（high）of1.2mdon'thavetobuytickets.

34.OurEnglishteacherisatallwomanwith（smile）eyes.

35.ThoughMilltriedherbest,shedidthe（bad）amongallthemembersintheteam.

五、根据首字母填空

A.根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确。

36.Whowouldyouliketo（选择）asthechairpersonofStudents'Union.

37.It'snoteasytolearna（外国的）language.

38.Howlongdidyouspend（讨论）thesemathsproblems?

39.The（耐心的）teachersalwaysanswerthequestionsindetails（详细地）.

40.Thebestsingerhasasweet（噪音）.

我的总结

【温故知新】

一、单项选择

1.Whycomeandplaywithuswhenyouwereathomealoneyesterday?

A.don'tyouB.notyouC.didn'tyouD.won'tyou

2.Canyoudotheworkbetterwithtimeandpeople?

A.less;fewB.few;littleC.less;fewerD.fewer;less

3.Bettywritesthanstudentinherclass.

A.morecarefully;anyB.morecarefully;anyother

C.morecareful;anyotherD.morecareful;theother

4.—Howmanywomendoctorsarethereinyourhospital,David?

一them123.

A.Thenumberof;isB.Anumberof;isC.Thenumberof;areD.Anumberof;are

5.一CanI__RobinsonCrusoe?MrsZhao.

—Sure,it'sveryinteresting,butyoucanonlyitfbrtwoweeks.

A.borrow;lendB.lend;borrow

C.borrow;keepD.lend;keep

6.-Whosingsinyourclass?

-LiJingdoes.

A.mostbeautifullyB.mostbeautifulC.morebeautifullyD.morebeautiful

7.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbeusedasanadjective?

A.quietlyB.carefullyC.happilyD.weekly

8.-It'snearlylunchtime.Howabouthavingsomenoodlesanddumpling?

A.You'rewelcomeB.That'sallrightC.That'sniceofyouD.Thatsoundsgood

9.—Howhardyouareworking,Helen!

—Wemust!weare,wewillbe.

A.Themorehard-working;theluckierB.Thehard-working;thelucky

C.Morehard-working;luckierD.Themosthard-working;theluckiest

10.——LookatthestudentsinGrade7,theylookcoolerinmilitaryuniform（军月艮）.

—Iagreewithyou,theylooksmart.

A.veryB.muchC.moreD.really

11._yourGeographyteacher?

-Sheisfriendlyandhelpful.

A.Howis;likeB.Whatis;likeC.Howdoes;likeD.Whatdoes;like

12.Thisbagisnotexpensive.Andthepriceofitistheofthethree.

A.lowestB.biggestC.highestD.smallest

13.Asastudent,weshoulddosomethingusefultothesocietywhenwe.

A.growB.growupC.willgrowupD.willgrow

14.MybestfriendisDaniel.Healwaystellsfunnythingstomeandalways.

A.makesmetolaughB.makemelaughingC.makesmelaughD.makemelaugh

15.WuFeifromClass18isveryinteresting,heistallandstrong.Whenhewalksthedesk,healways

knocksthebooksandpensthefloor.

A.past;ontoB.pass;ontoC.past;offD.pass;onto

二、完形填空

阅读下面短文，从各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

Whenwethinkoffriends,weusuallythinkofthosewhohavebeeninourlifeforalongtime.16,thereis

anothertypeoffriend-onethathasnotbeenwithusforalongperiodoftime,but17ourmindatsome

moment.

ThefirstsuchfriendIrememberisthelittlegirlwithredcurlyhair.Shewasinthebednextto18whenI

receivedanoperation（手术）onmynose.Shewasabouttwoyearsolder,19andactive（主动的）.Shewould

jumpoutofbedwheneverthenursewasgone.Hertwolittle20onthecoldfloorimpressed（留下深亥iJEfJ

象）me.Withouther,Iwouldhavebeenaloneandafraid.

Twoyearslater,Iwassenttoanurseryschool21myparentswerefartoobusy.There,Imetaforeign

girl.Webothweretheoldestinthatschool;theotherswerebabieswhowerenotabletotalkwithus.Our

22startedwithso-called（所谓的）competitions.Althoughwecouldn'tspeaktoeachotherinthesame

language,our23wasmadebytryingtobeateachotheratdrawing,atgame,evenateating.Ourcompetitions,

Ithink,gaveme241couldcontrol.AndmaybeIgaveherthesame.Wegotthroughadifficulttimetogether.

Suchfriendsoftensupportuswhenourlifeisoffbalance.Aword,asmile,evenasimilarscenecanbringback

memoriesaboutthem.25thewarmthrisesinourheartwhenwethinkofthem.Andsilently,wethankthem

andwishthemwell.

16.A.IntheendB.IngeneralC.InfactD.Inall

17.A.closesB.clearsC.trainsD.fills

18.A.hisB.hersC.mineD.yours

19.A.braveB.beautifulC.creativeD.careful

20.A.feetB.handsC.armsD.legs

21.A.soB.tillC.althoughD.because

22.A.hopeB.friendshipC.dreamD.energy

23.A.invitationB.communicationC.suggestionD.decision

24.A.somethingB.anythingC.everythingD.nothing

25.A.LuckilyB.NaturallyC.SuiprisingD.Hopefully

三、阅读单选

WhatdoesatypicaldaylooklikefbrahighschoolintheUnitedStates?Welleveryone'sisverydifferent.Ican

describemynormaldayinhighschoolforyou.

Ourschooldayusuallywentfrom8:30a.m.to5:30p.m.However,somedaysIhadcheerleading（啦啦队）

practiceorplaypracticeat6:30a.m.IfIhadcheerleadingpracticeIgotreadyatschool,andifIhadtime,Iate

breakfastattheschooldininghall.

ThenIwouldgotowardsmylockerandgetmybooksforthefirstperiod.Eachclasswentforabout50minutes

andwehad4minutestogettothenextclass.WestudiedeverythingfromsciencetomatchandSpanishtoP.E.I

playedtheflute（长笛）inband,sooneofmyclassperiodswasusedforthat.Lunch-timewouldbeat12:30p.m.and

thenwehadsometimetohangoutoutsideorbyourlockers.Attheendofthedaytherewasaseminar（研讨会）

period.

Icouldbeusedforstudyingormeetings.Afterschool,Iwouldcheeratabasketballgame,bealifeguard（救生

员）atworkorhavespeechpractice.Myfamilyalwaystriedtohavedinnertogetherataround7p.m.,butthere

wasn'talwaystime.Iwouldfinallystartstudyingataround8or9p.m.Sothereyouhaveit!That'smytypicaldayin

highschool.

26.Howlongdidthewriterusuallystayatschoolonhisschoolday?

A.sevenhoursB.eighthoursC.ninehoursD.tenhours

27.Wheredidthewritereatbreakfastifhehadtime?

A.atschoolB.athomeC.inarestaurantD.inthepark

28.Whendidthewriterhangoutwithhisclassmates?

A.afterthefirstclassB.afterlunchC.afterbreakfastD.afterschool

29.Whichofthefollowingisnotthewriter'safter-schoolactivity?

A.havemeetingsB.cheeratagameC.bealifeguardD.practicespeech

30.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.Ourschoolday.B.Everyone'slifeisdifferent.

C.Theafter-schoollifeintheUS.D.AtypicaldayinhighschoolintheUS.

IamJennyTobin.WhenIwasyoung,LindaEvanswasmybestfriend,evenlikemysister.Wedideverything

together-hadpianolessons,watchedmovies,wentswimmingandhorseriding.

WhenIwas13,myfamilymovedaway.LindaandIkeptintouchbywritingtoeachother.However,oneday

thatyear,aletterthatIsentcameback,stamped“AddressUnknown^^.IhadnoideahowtofindLinda.Overtheyears

Imissedherverymuch.Iwantedtosharemystorieswithher.Therewasanempty（空的）placeinmyheart

thatonlyafriendlikeLindacouldfill.

OnedaywhileIwasreadinganewspaper,Isawaphotoofayoungwoman.ShelookedlikeLindaalot."This

mustbeacoincidence/yIthought,butIstillwrotetoher.

Shecalledmeassoonasshegotmyletter.4tMrs.Tobin,“awomansaidexcitedly,t€LindaEvansismymother.

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