As prices and building costs keep rising, “the do-it-yourself”（DIY）trend（趋势） in the US continues to grow.
“We needed furniture 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 six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling （努力）to make a home when the cost of living is very high. The Koses 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 very upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix 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.
【小题1】We know from the passage that many people ________ .

根据括号中所给的汉语写出单词，使句子意思完整正确，并将答案填写在答题卡相应位置上。
The school library is 【小题1】    (开放的) Monday through Friday, 9a.m to 6 p.m.
I often    【小题2】  （买）gifts for my parents on their birthdays.
The children all    【小题3】  （跳）with joy when they heard the good news.
Where are you going to put your  【小题4】   (自行车)? It’s so crowded here.
Some teenagers don’t know how to    【小题5】  (处理)with their personal problems and they often go to therapy.

 The children all looked _______at the broken model plane and felt quite____.

　  　A. sad, sad                B. sadly, sadly     C. sad, sadly        D. sadly, sad.

词汇运用 (共l0小题；每小题l分，计l0分)

1.Tsim Sha Tsui is regarded as the _______ center of Hongkong (文化).

2.He has ______the book with many pictures in it since two weeks ago. (借)

3.I’m afraid you should pay more _______ to your study of English grammar. (关注)

4.Are you sure this is a task well _______(在……范围内)your ability?

5.Would you please list all the _______ names on the paper?.(邮递员)

6.One of the secrets of our success is to believe in ________ (we).

7.For ________ information, you can contact Amy on 55560678 (far).

8.You have changed a lot and I can feel your _________ (improve).

9.It’s ________ for us to finish the work in such a short time. (hope)

10.The children all screamed _______ when they saw their favourite Disney characters(excite).