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) 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.
【小题1】We can learn from the text that many newly married people      .

My name is Lin Ping. I’m twenty – six, I teach English in No. 19 Middle School. I go to  school at seven in the morning. I have forty – eight students in my class. Twenty – six are boys and twenty – two are girls.

　　Tom and Jim are my new students. They are twins. They look the same. They are American boys. They like English and they like Chinese, too. They are good students.

(   )1. ---How old is Lin Ping? ---He is ________.

　　  A.24 　　　　　　　B.36 　　　　　　　　　C.26

(   )2. Is Lin Ping an English teacher?

　　    A. Yes, he is. 　　B. No, he isn’t.　　　C. Yes, he isn’t.

(   )3. Lin Ping has __________ students in his class.

　　   A.26 　　　　　　　B.22 　　　　　　　　　C.48

(   )4. ---Who are Tom and Jim? ---They are ______ boys.

　　   A. English 　　　　B. American　　　　　　C. Chinese

(   )5. Are they twins?

　　  A. Yes, they are.　B. No, they aren’t. 　C. They are good students.