“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

On the night of May 9, 2011, the famous musician Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars in Beijing, because he drank(饮酒) too much. Gao went to prison(监狱) for six months and paid some money for it. “I am so sorry for that and I want to ask people around me not to drive after drinking,” Gao said.
From May 1 on, drunk drivers have to pay some money, and they can’t drive for five years or more. The new law(法律) sees drunk driving as a crime(犯罪).
In the West, drunk driving is also a crime. In the U.S. , if the police catch(捉住) a drunk driver, the driver will pay money, lose his or her driving license(驾照) and even go to prison. If the driver wants to drive again, he or she must do many helpful things.
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【小题1】Gao Xiaosong ran his car into three other cars because      .
A、it was too dark(黑) to see things clearly
B、he drank too much
C、the road was too crowded
【小题2】Gao thought he was      after he went to prison.
A、excited           B、unfriendly             C、wrong
【小题3】When did the new law come into use?
A、On May 1,2011.
B、On May 9,2011.
C、On November 1,2011.
【小题4】If someone drives after drinking, he or she      in America.
A、won’t lose his license
B、will pay some money
C、won’t go to prison
【小题5】Which of the following is TRUE?
A、Drunk driving is not a crime according to the new law.
B、The new law in China is not kind to drunk drivers.
C、People think that the new law is not useful.