Someone says, “Time is money.”  But I think time is    1   important than money. Why? Because when money is spent, we can get it back. However, when time is    2   , it’ll never　　 3   . That is    4   we mustn’t waste time.

It goes without saying that the    5   is usually limited(有限的)。Even a second is very important. We should make full use of our time to do    6   useful.

But it is a pity that there are a lot of people who    7   know the importance of time. They spend  their limited time smoking, drinking and playing. They do not know that wasting time means wasting part of their own    8  

In a word, we should save time. We shouldn’t    9   today’s work for tomorrow.

Remember we have no time to    10   .

1. A. much　　　　  B. less　　　　    C. much less　　 　　   D. even more

2. A. cost　　　　   B. bought　　　　 C. gone　　　　　　　　 D. finished

3. A. return　　　　  B. carry　　　　  C. take　　　　　　　　 D. bring

4. A. what　　　　   B. that　　　　   C. because　　　　　　  D. why

5. A. money　　     B. time　　　　   C. day　　　　　　　　  D. food

6. A. nothing　　    B. something　　   C. anything　　　　　　 D. every things

7. A. do not　　　　 B. does not　　    C. did not　　　　　　   D. do

8. A. time　　　　  B. food　　　　    C. money　　  　　　　 D. life

9. A. stoop　　　　 B. leave　　　　    C. let　　　　　　　　  D. give

10 .A. lose　　　　  B. save　　　　  C. spend　　　　　　    D. take

 

完形填空 根据短文上下文的内容，从每小题的三个选项中选择最佳选项。

　　The Greens___1___at 56 Station Road. They have___2___ children—one is seven and the other is nine. In the morning Mr Green goes to work and the children go to __3____. Their father takes them to school every ___4___. Mrs Green ___5___ at home. She does a lot of ___6___ in the morning. And in the afternoon, sometimes she goes to ___7___ her friends, sometimes she goes shopping. The children usually come home ___8___ school at about half past four. Mr Green usually comes ___9____ from work before six. They have their ___10___ at a quarter past six. After that they play games, or go for a walk, or watch TV.

1．

[　　]

A. work　　　B. live　　　C. study

2．

[　　]

A. two　　　B. three　　　C. a few

3．

[　　]

A. bed　　　B. work　　　C. school

4．

[　　]

A. day　　　B. afternoon　　　C. week

5．

[　　]

A. lives　　　B. stays　　　C. Plays

6．

[　　]

A. washing　　　B. homework　　　C. housework

7．

[　　]

A. meet　　　B. see　　　C. call

8．

[　　]

A. from　　　B. to　　　C. at

9．

[　　]

A. here　　　B. there　　　C. back

10．

[　　]

A. breakfast　　　B. lunch　　　C. supper

-- My father goes to work at seven.

-- So ______ my parents.　　　　　　   

[　　]

A. is　　B. does　　C. are　　D. do

When ______ your mother ______ to work?   

[　　]

A. do, goes　　B. does, go　　C. do, go　　D. does, goes

　　 As prices and building costs keep rising （上升）, “the do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend（趋势）, in the US continues （继续）to grow. ?

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

　　 Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died （去世）. He has a fulltime job at home as well as（除……之外）in a shoemaking factory. Last month, he received（收到）a car repair bill for $420. “I was very upset （不安）about it. Now I've finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix （修理）the car myself. ”?

　　 John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”. 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 to do things yourself. ?

　　 根据短文内容，选择正确答案。?

　　 （1）. We know from the passage that many people_________ .

　　 A. seldom（几乎不）go to a department store to buy things?

　　 B. take DIY courses run （经营）by the government （政府）?

　　 C. have to learn to make their own furniture ?

　　 D. find it hard to pay for what they need ?

　　 （2）. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _________.

　　 A. improve the quality （质量）of life?

　　 B. save time and money ?

　　 C. make or repair things ?

　　 D. run a DIY shop

　　 （3）. When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim _______.

　　 A. keeps house and looks after his children ?

　　 B. does his own car and home repairs ?

　　 C. does extra work at night ?

　　 D. make shoes in his home ?

　　 （4）. Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when________ .

　　 A. he had to raise the children all by himself ?

　　 B. he could not possibly do two jobs ?

　　 C. the car repair class was not helpful ?

　　 D. his car repairs cost too much ?

　　 （5）. What's the best title of the passage? ?

　　 A. Rose and Hatfield: Believers in DIY. ?

　　 B. You Can Do It Too. ?

　　 C. The Joy of DIY. ?

　　 D. Welcome to our DIY Course.