As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself(DIY) trend(趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow.

“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decide to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourselfer”, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

1.We can learn from the text that many newly married people      .

2.When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim      .

3.Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when      .

4.What would be the best title for the text?

As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) is getting more and more popular in the USA.

    “We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Rose,” and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week courses for ＄280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has much work at home as well as a job in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for＄420. “I was deeply unhappy about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course, I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can do to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIY, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who didn’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

1.Many newly married people in the USA ______.

   A. find it hard to pay for what they need

   B. must take some courses

   C. have to learn to make their own furniture

   D. seldom go to a shop to buy things.

2.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to ______.

   A. make furniture                  B. make or repair things

   C. improve the quality of life         D. save time and money

3. Jim Hatfield’s job is to ______.

   A. make shoes at home               B. do housework in a shoe factory

   C. run a shoe-making factory at home   D. work in a shoe factory

4.Jim decided to become a DIY when ______.

   A. he enjoyed doing everything by himself

   B. he becomes an unusual person

   C. his car repairs cost very much

   D. the car repair class wasn’t helpful

5.Which of the following statement is right?

   A. If you want to become a DIY, you can only go to DIY classes.

   B. People who take DIY courses are quite different from the others.

   C. DIY is becoming more and more popular because of the raising living cost.

   D. Most families in the country are doing everything because they enjoy the life style. 

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。

1.What a ?????? (杂乱) you’ve made! You’d better clear it up before Mum gets home.

2.The climbers tried their best and reached the top of the mountain ?????? (成功地) at last.

3.UNICEF is one of the best-known ?????? (慈善机构)that help poor children around the world．

4.Jim’s parents will celebrate their ?????? years of marriage this Sunday.（四十）

5.The ?????? month is July in Yangzhou and the coldest one is January.（热的）

6.Rub this oil into your skin and your headache will soon ?????? (appear)! Have a try!

7.It’s said that Chinese parents are ?????? (strict) with their children than American parents.

8.We often ask ?????? (us) how we can do more for our country.

9.—Why did the policeman stop your car?

—I ?????? (make) a call at that moment . What a bad day!

10.We felt strange about his ?????? ( silent) at the party as he used to be very outgoing.

口语运用 (每题1分,共5分)

(J="John" L="Li" Lei)  

J: Hello, Li Lei!    

L: Hi, Jim. Can you come and play football with us on Sunday?

J: Sorry, I can't.1.  

L: Do you like going out in the car?

J: Yes, I do. We sometimes go out in the car on Saturday.

L: Oh, we usually go and see my uncle on Saturday.2.  .

J: I like fishing. What about you?

L: I like fishing, too. 3. He always catches a lot of fish. We often take the fish home for supper.  4..

J:  5. .  

L: My dad. I help him. We like cooking fish!

J: And eating it, too.