As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) is getting more and more popular in the USA.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Rose,” 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 to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week courses 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 much work at home as well as a job in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for＄420. “I was deeply unhappy 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 do to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIY, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who didn’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.
【小题1】Many newly married people in the USA ______.

A．find it hard to pay for what they need

B．must take some courses

C．have to learn to make their own furniture

D．seldom go to a shop to buy things.

【小题2】John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to ______.

A．make furniture	B．make or repair things
C．improve the quality of life	D．save time and money

【小题3】 Jim Hatfield’s job is to ______.

A．make shoes at home	B．do housework in a shoe factory
C．run a shoe-making factory at home	D．work in a shoe factory

【小题4】Jim decided to become a DIY when ______.

A．he enjoyed doing everything by himself

B．he becomes an unusual person

C．his car repairs cost very much

D．the car repair class wasn’t helpful

【小题5】Which of the following statement is right?

A．If you want to become a DIY, you can only go to DIY classes.

B．People who take DIY courses are quite different from the others.

C．DIY is becoming more and more popular because of the raising living cost.

D．Most families in the country are doing everything because they enjoy the life style.

John       goes fishing on holiday. He likes staying at home and watching TV.

A．usually

B．always

C．often

D．seldom

 

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 ________ .

A．seldom go to a department store to buy things

B．take DIY courses run by the government

C．like to learn to make their own furniture

D．find it hard to pay for what they need

【小题2】 John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______ .

A．improve the quality of life

B．save time and money

C．make or repair things

D．run a DIY shop

【小题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

【小题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

【小题5】How can people learn DIY? 

A．Go to classes.

B．Read books.

C．Go to classes and read books.

D．The passage doesn’t tell us.

How much of an addict(成癖/嗜好) are you? Are you like any of the people?
①I dislike haircut(理发). I seldom(很少) get a haircut. So when I get one, my hair is really short. My hair gets really long before my next haircut.    --- Harry
②I hardly drink soda(苏打水).I usually drink coffee. I sometimes drink eight cups a day. ---Rose
③I exercise regularly（有规律地）.Sometimes I spend 4 or 5 hours on it in one day.  ---Sam
④I have a bar(条/根) of chocolate sometimes. I can’t eat a lot of it, because it makes me heavy.   ---Kim
⑤I have a TV in my living room, one is in my dining room, one is in my bedroom. I even have one in the bathroom(浴室).  --- John
⑥I spend a lot of time shopping, but I don’t spend a great deal of (大的量)money. I mostly (主要) do window shopping.     ---Jenny
【小题1】 How often does Harry get a haircut?
　　   

A．Once a month

B．Twice a year

C．hardly ever

D．Always

【小题2】How many TVs does John have?
　　   

A．Four

B．Three

C．Two

D．Five

【小题3】How much time does Sam spend on exercise?

A．Four or five hours in a day.	B．Five hours in one day.
C．Four hours in one day.	D．One day.

【小题4】 Kim has chocolate _________ ,while(而) Jenny spends ________ shopping.

A．once, a lot of time	B．sometimes, a great deal of money
C．sometimes, a lot of time	D．once, a great deal of money

As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) is getting more and more popular in the USA.

    “We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Rose,” 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 to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Roses took a 2-week courses 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 much work at home as well as a job in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for＄420. “I was deeply unhappy 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 do to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIY, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who didn’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

1.Many newly married people in the USA ______.

   A. find it hard to pay for what they need

   B. must take some courses

   C. have to learn to make their own furniture

   D. seldom go to a shop to buy things.

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

   A. make furniture                  B. make or repair things

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

3. Jim Hatfield’s job is to ______.

   A. make shoes at home               B. do housework in a shoe factory

   C. run a shoe-making factory at home   D. work in a shoe factory

4.Jim decided to become a DIY when ______.

   A. he enjoyed doing everything by himself

   B. he becomes an unusual person

   C. his car repairs cost very much

   D. the car repair class wasn’t helpful

5.Which of the following statement is right?

   A. If you want to become a DIY, you can only go to DIY classes.

   B. People who take DIY courses are quite different from the others.

   C. DIY is becoming more and more popular because of the raising living cost.

   D. Most families in the country are doing everything because they enjoy the life style.