Some people would say that the Englishman’s home is no longer his castle; that it has become his workshop. This is partly because the average Englishman is keen on working with his own hands and partly because he feels, for one reason or another, that he must do for himself many households for which, some years ago, he would have hired professional help. The main reason for this is a financial one. The high cost of labor has meant that builders’ and decorators’ cost have reached a level which makes them prohibitive for house-proud English-people of modest means. So, if they wish to keep their houses looking bright and smart, they have to tackle（处理）some of the repairs and decorating themselves. As a result, there has grown up in the post-war years what is sometimes referred to as the “do-it-yourself movement”.

The “do-it-yourself movement” began with home decorating but has spread into a much wider field. Nowadays there seem to be very few things that can’t be made by the “do-it-yourself movement” method. A number of magazines and handbooks exist to show hopeful handymen（手巧的人）of all ages just how easy it is to build anything from a coffee table to a fifteen-foot sailing boat. All you need, it seems, is a hammer and a few nails. You follow the simple instructions step by step and, before you know where you are, the finished article stands before you, completely in every detail.

Unfortunately, alas, it is not always quite as simple as it sounds! Many a budding（崭露头角的）“do-it-yourself” has found to his cost that one can not learn a skilled craftsman’s job overnight. How quickly one realizes, when doing it oneself, that a job which takes a skilled man an hour or so to complete takes an amateur（外行）handyman five or six at least. And then there is the question of tools. The first thing the amateur learns is that he must have the right tools for the job. But tools cost money. There is also the wear and tear on the nerves. It is not surprising then that many people have come to the conclusion that the expense of the paying professional to do the work is, in the long run, more economical than “do-it-yourself”.

60. Many Englishmen join in the movement of “do-it-yourself”, because______.

A. they are skilled handymen                             B. they are proud of their houses

C. they can’t afford professional help               D. they are mean enough

61. Which of the following people can repair and decorate their own houses?

A. Skilled craftsmen.  B. Handymen of all ages. C. Hopeful gentlemen. D. Family supporters.

62. The “do-it-yourself” movement originated in______.

A. house repairing         B. house building   C. house decorating            D. furniture building

63. According to the passage we know that some Englishmen prefer hiring professional decorators NOT because______.

A. they are very wealthy                                   B. the craftsman’s job is quite complicated

C. the tools are expensive                                 D. “do-it-yourself” brings a lot of troubles

64. Which of the following might best explain the underlined sentence in the last paragraph?

A. There is something that needs more decoration than you have thought.

B. There is something that will last a longer time than you expect.

C. There is something else that might be harmful to your nerves.

D. There is something else that might make you less patient and annoyed.

   Sam, a dog, was left behind in Colorado while his owners, Mr. And Mrs. Green moved to Southern California. They did not give the dog up. They found him a very nice home before they moved. They would have let Sam accompany them, but they were afraid the dog’s presence would make it difficult for them to rent a house when they reached their destination.

     The Green family lived in Colorado for less than a year. Before that, they had lived in the same neighborhood in California to which they returned. So Sam had been there before, but only for a short time when he was young.

     Several months after the Greens left Colorado, after they were comfortably settled back in California, they heard a scratch at the door. They couldn’t imagine who might be there. It never occurred to them that it might be Sam, because they were sure he was happily set up with his new family back in Colorado. When they opened the door, the Greens saw a dirty, tired dog with very hurting feet. The animal looked a little bit like Sam, but no one could believe that Sam could have walked 840 miles on his own. The tired dog spent the night under the family car. The next day, when he was more rested, he performed some of his old tricks. The Greens knew they had their own dog back.

45. The story suggests that _______ .

     A. dog owners have trouble renting           B. many people treat their pets badly

     C. keeping a dog is easy                    D. dogs are too much trouble

46. Which is the right order of the following events according to the passage?

     a. Sam walked to California.            b. The Greens moved to Colorado.

     c. The Greens left Sam.                d. The Greens returned to California.

     e. Sam spent the night under the family car.

     A. b, d, c, e, a      B. b, c, d, a, e      C. a, c, b, e, d       D. c, e, d, a, b

47. The underlined word “destination” in the first paragraph means _________.

     A. the cost of living              B. the country of one’s birth

     C. the damage to oneself          D. the place to which one is going

48. The Greens knew the dog was Sam ________.

     A. because of his hurting feet           B. from the color and the markings

     C. by the way he walked               D. after he did some tricks

Everything that was   6   had to be thought   7   and built by Edison and the men  8   worked with him. There was no places where they could buy the things they needed. Edison made   9   inventions in order to send electric power to   10   it was wanted.

Edison directed all the work himself: testing new machines, putting wires  11   ground ;fixing lights, and so on. He  12   to be everywhere or the same time. He wanted his men   13   as much work as he did. But he never asked them to do things he  14   would not or could not do.

He had never thought much about   15   hours for sleep; now he often completely   16   sleeping. He slept for  17   minutes at a time, in the middle of the night, in an underground room   18   the power station, with a metal box for his bed. During these days, he almost never saw his wife and their children.

Everyone probably   19  him. Edison won his success when his work was completed. However, he almost did not notice the money and honor he received  20   soon he became interested in other ideas.

1. A. started　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stored

C. spent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. invented

2. A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. not

C. quickly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. really

3. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   B. work

C. certain　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   D. so

4. A. begin　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. start

C. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. like

5. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. on

C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. to

6. A. needed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. accepted

C. tried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　&nbs
7


p;　　   D. obtained

7. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. it

C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　   D. fast

8. A. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. who

C. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. what

9. A. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. more

C. less　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. least

10. A. whoever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. whatever

C. wherever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whenever

11. A. below　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. on

C. under　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. within

12. A. seemed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. looked

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. worked

13. A. to do　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. doing

C. did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. done

14. A. oneself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. themselves

C. itself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. himself

15. A. little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. full

C. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. regular

16. A. forgot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. remembered

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. wanted

17. A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. a few

C. little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. a little

18. A. above　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. from

C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. at

19. A. begged　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. respected

C. wondered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. liked

20. A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. so

C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

Can you imagine what Edison’s life was like in the years after he had invented the electric lamp? Many things had to be   1   and built before electric lamps could   2   be used by all: machines to measure the electricity each home or office used; things to make it   3   that the electricity in the wires did not   4  fires, things to send electricity  5   the right places.

Everything that was   6   had to be thought   7   and built by Edison and the men  8   worked with him. There was no places where they could buy the things they needed. Edison made   9   inventions in order to send electric power to   10   it was wanted.

Edison directed all the work himself: testing new machines, putting wires  11   ground ;fixing lights, and so on. He  12   to be everywhere or the same time. He wanted his men   13   as much work as he did. But he never asked them to do things he  14   would not or could not do.

He had never thought much about   15   hours for sleep; now he often completely   16   sleeping. He slept for  17   minutes at a time, in the middle of the night, in an underground room   18   the power station, with a metal box for his bed. During these days, he almost never saw his wife and their children.

Everyone probably   19  him. Edison won his success when his work was completed. However, he almost did not notice the money and honor he received  20   soon he became interested in other ideas.

1. A. started　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. stored

C. spent　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. invented

2. A. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. not

C. quickly　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D. really

3. A. easy　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   B. work

C. certain　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    　　   D. so

4. A. begin　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　        B. start

C. put　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. like

5. A. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. on

C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. to

6. A. needed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. accepted

C. tried　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. obtained

7. A. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. it

C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   　　   D. fast

8. A. which　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. who

C. have　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. what

9. A. much　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. more

C. less　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. least

10. A. whoever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B. whatever

C. wherever　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. whenever

11. A. below　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. on

C. under　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. within

12. A. seemed　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. looked

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. worked

13. A. to do　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. doing

C. did　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. done

14. A. oneself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. themselves

C. itself　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. himself

15. A. little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. full

C. all　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. regular

16. A. forgot　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. remembered

C. thought　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   D. wanted

17. A. few　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. a few

C. little　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. a little

18. A. above　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    B. from

C. on　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  D. at

19. A. begged　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. respected

C. wondered　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　    D. liked

20. A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　  B. so

C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because