A
"Love you, laoji" is a catchphrase now. Literally, "laoji" means "the old self". Although calling ourselves this way is a bit funny, it makes us feel warm at heart. It's like 1. (talk) to a good old friend—relaxed and caring. To ring in the New Year, here are some 2. (tip) for you to love laoji more in the coming year.
Don't chase perfection. Waiting to be perfect often 3. (mean) never starting. Many people put things off because they're afraid of making mistakes. But doing something 4. (perfect) is better than doing nothing at all. Start small. Learn as you go. The first step matters most.
Take real rest. Real rest isn't sleeping all day 5. staying up late on your phone. That only makes you more tired. Try active rest—gentle 6. (activity) that help your body and mind recover. Feel the sunshine, go for a walk, stretch a little, or listen 7. music you like. Choose one or two small things each day to recharge(恢复体力).
Talk to yourself 8. (kind). Pay attention to how you talk to yourself. When things go wrong, don't be too hard on laoji. Try saying "It's okay" or "I'll try again next time". Treat 9. (you) the way you would treat a good friend.
Truly loving laoji is very simple: eat 10. hot meal when you are hungry, have a good rest when you're tired, don't be too hard on yourself when you make mistakes, and accept the imperfect daily life.

1. talking 2. tips 3. means 4. imperfect 5. or 6. activities 7. to 8. kindly 9. yourself 10. a

【分析】
本题是一篇关于“爱老自我（laoji）”的英语语法填空题，解题思路为：先通读全文把握主旨，再逐个分析每个空格的句子结构、语法规则及上下文逻辑，结合括号内提示词或固定搭配完成填空，需注意词性转换、单复数变化、时态、固定搭配等知识点的运用。
【解析】
1. 考查非谓语动词：like为介词，后接动名词作宾语，故填talking。
2. 考查名词单复数：some后接可数名词复数，tip的复数形式为tips，故填tips。
3. 考查主谓一致：主语是动名词短语Waiting to be perfect，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式（一般现在时），故填means。
4. 考查形容词：根据上下文“做某事比什么都不做好”，此处需填perfect的反义词imperfect，意为“不完美的”，故填imperfect。
5. 考查连词：否定句中表示选择关系，用or连接两个并列成分，故填or。
6. 考查名词单复数：activity为可数名词，此处泛指多种活动，用复数形式activities，故填activities。
7. 考查固定搭配：listen to为固定短语，意为“听”，故填to。
8. 考查副词：修饰动词短语talk to，需用kind的副词形式kindly，故填kindly。
9. 考查反身代词：固定搭配treat oneself，主语为you，故填yourself。
10. 考查冠词：hot meal为可数名词单数，且hot以辅音音素开头，表泛指时用不定冠词a，故填a。
【答案】
1. talking 2. tips 3. means 4. imperfect 5. or 6. activities 7. to 8. kindly 9. yourself 10. a
【知识点】
非谓语动词、名词单复数、固定搭配
【点评】
本题围绕“爱自我”的主题展开，考查基础英语语法知识点，涵盖词性转换、单复数、主谓一致、固定搭配等，贴近日常，难度适中，能有效检验学生对基础语法的掌握情况。
【难度系数】
0.6

B
When I was young, I was too shy to speak loudly in public. Usually I just listened to other classmates' conversations at school. 1. I loved to write. In my stories, I was never shy.
The art festival was coming. Our class planned 2. (perform) a play. “Who wants to play 3. leading part—Dorothy?” our teacher Mrs Sather asked. A few hands went up. Then the bell rang. “We’ll talk about it later,” Mrs Sather said. 4. class, Mrs Sather asked me to go to her office. She said, “I think you are perfect for Dorothy.” I was shocked.
I 5. (express) my worries to her, “I am afraid I couldn’t do it well.” “I am sure you have the ability to play the role well, Amy,” Mrs Sather said. “You have already shown us how 6. (wonder) you are in your stories.”
With her 7. (encourage), I decided to play the role. After lots of practice, we were ready. However, I was really nervous. Mrs Sather encouraged me, “Do not let your fear hold you back, Amy. Your performance must be 8. (succeed).” Hearing her words, I felt inspired. I got on the stage and gave the best performance I could. Luckily, the play 9. (praise) by many teachers and students.
After that, I overcame my 10. (shy) and became more outgoing. I am thankful for all the help Mrs Sather has given to me.

1. But 2. to perform 3. the 4. After 5. expressed 6. wonderful 7. encouragement 8. successful 9. was praised 10. shyness

【分析】
本题为语篇型语法填空题，需结合上下文逻辑关系、固定搭配、语法规则（时态、词性转换、冠词等）逐一解题。第1空前后为转折关系，需用转折连词；第2空考查固定搭配；第3空特指戏剧主角，用定冠词；第4空根据语境是“课后”；第5空需用一般过去时；第6空how后接形容词；第7空her后接名词；第8空be后接形容词；第9空需用一般过去时的被动语态；第10空my后接名词。
【解析】
1. 考查连词，前后句为转折关系，故填But；
2. 考查固定搭配plan to do sth，意为“计划做某事”，故填to perform；
3. 考查定冠词，此处特指戏剧的主角，故填the；
4. 考查介词，after class为固定表达“课后”，符合语境，故填After；
5. 考查动词时态，全文叙述过去的事情，用一般过去时，故填expressed；
6. 考查词性转换，how引导感叹句，修饰形容词，故将动词wonder变为形容词wonderful；
7. 考查词性转换，形容词性物主代词her后需接名词，故将动词encourage变为名词encouragement；
8. 考查词性转换，be动词后需接形容词作表语，故将动词succeed变为形容词successful；
9. 考查被动语态，play与praise为被动关系，且动作发生在过去，故用一般过去时的被动语态was praised；
10. 考查词性转换，形容词性物主代词my后需接名词，故将形容词shy变为名词shyness。
【答案】
1. But 2. to perform 3. the 4. After 5. expressed 6. wonderful 7. encouragement 8. successful 9. was praised 10. shyness
【知识点】
固定搭配、冠词用法、词性转换
【点评】
本题为初中英语语篇型语法填空，核心考查基础语法与词汇应用，需结合上下文逻辑和语法规则解题，难度适中，适合巩固初中英语基础。
【难度系数】
0.7