In many places in China, the old over 90 ___________not only by their family but also by the government.

　 A. is taking good care B. are taken good care of　

C. is taking good care of D. are taken good care

He's given an important report on the work of the government, ________?

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　　“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “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（奋斗）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 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.” He said.

　　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 ________.

　　A. find it hard to pay for what they need

　　B. have to learn to make their own furniture

　　C. take DIY courses run by the government

　　D. seldom go to a department store to buy things

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

　　A. run a DIY shop　　　　　　　　B. make or repair things

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

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

　　A. makes shoes in his home　　　　 B. does his own car and home repairs

　　C. does his own car and home repairs D. keeps house and looks after his children

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

　　A. his car repairs cost too much　　　B. the car repair class was not helpful

　　C. he could not possibly do two jobs　D. he had to raise the children all by himself

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

　　A. The Joy of DIY　　　　　　　　B. You Can Do It Too!

　　C. Welcome to Our DIY Course!　　 D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY

World's hardest word

British people have always been good at saying “I’m sorry”. They used to be so good at it that they would apologize (道歉) for things that weren’t even their fault (错误).
　 However, the British seem to be losing touch with their art. According to a new book by British writer Max Davidson, instead of saying “I’m sorry” when they do something wrong, British people prefer to choose their words carefully.
　 In his book, “Sorry...The Hardest Word and How to Use It”, Davidson writes about a number of recent apologies(道歉). One example is of British television host Jeremy Clarkson. He described Gordon Brown, then UK prime minister (首相), as “a one-eyed Scottish idiot (笨蛋)”. (Brown is blind in his left eye.)
　 Clarkson was forced to apologize. He said: “In the heat of the moment, I made a comment about the prime minister. Now I apologize on reflection.” Davidson says the apology was just “going through the motions (做表面文章)”. Clarkson is not the only one. The best example may come from a UK MP (议员) Tessa Jowell. She said to the public: “If you feel our government falls short of what you expect, then I say sorry for that.”
　 Jowell said “sorry”. But she is actually saying it’s not the government’s fault but the voters’ (选民的) fault for expecting too much from the government.
　 Perhaps those people with influence feel they may lose too much by apologizing. But as a teenager, would you really want to lose a close friend, just because you couldn’t say something as simple as, “I’m sorry”? That would be hard to forgive (原谅).
61. What does the first sentence in the second paragraph mean?
A. The British are still good at apologizing.
B. The British like to say sorry for everything they have done.
C. The British don’t want to say "I’m sorry" now.
D. The British lose too much by saying "sorry".
62. We can tell from the story that Clarkson’s apology was ___________.
A. sincere 　　　　　 B. friendly　　　　　 　C. rude 　　　　　　　　　D. insincere

63. According to Tessa Jowell, it’s ___________ fault for expecting too much.
A. the voters’ 　　　　B. the government’s　　　 C. the president’s 　　　　　D. her
64. The story mainly tells us that _____.
A. British people used to be polite and kind
B. British people choose their words carefully to apologize
C. British people like to go through the motions
D. British people are expecting too much from the government

65.The writer develops the passage mainly by __________.

A. providing special examples

B. following the natural time order

C. giving out a cause and analyzing(分析)its effects

D. comparing opinions from different countries