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. 

 

Mr Smith is a teacher of English. He comes from New York, A ____1   . He teaches English in China. He s   2  _  Chinese very well.
He reads a lot of books and his wife often writes books f   3    the students at home. Mr Smith gets up at five in the m   4   . He leaves home at ten to six. He begins his lesson at 8:00. He teaches English every day e__  5  _  Saturday and Sunday. At ten to twelve he finishes his lessons. Ten minutes l_  6   , he has lunch. In the afternoon, he usually plays
g  7  __ with his students. S  8      he teaches his students in his office. After school, he takes a walk and does some o    9    things. At a  10    ten to eleven, he goes to bed.

Rewrite the following sentences as required（根据所给要求，改写下列句子。每空格限填一词)
【小题1】Peter has bread and milk for breakfast.(改为否定句)
Peter_______ _________bread or milk for breakfast.
【小题2】Mr. Smith and his wife seldom drive their car to work.（改为反意疑问句）
Mr. Smith and his wife seldom drive their car to work,______ ______?
【小题3】You should take the medicine three times a day.（对划线部分提问）
________ ________should you take the medicine?
【小题4】London will hold the next Olympic Games.(保持句意基本不变)
The next Olympic Games will _______ ______in London.
【小题5】My grandpa began to learn how to use a computer when he was over sixty.（保持句意不变）
My grandpa began to learn how to use a computer in ______ ______.
【小题6】Chinese people plant a large number of trees on March l2 every year.（改为被动语态）
A 1arge number of trees _______ ______on March 12 every year.
【小题7】"Are you doing your homework, Tom?" Mother asked.（把直接引语改为间接引语）
Mother asked Tom ______he _____doing his homework.

The early history of the city of Rome involves Romulus and Remus，two orphan boys who，legend says，were raised by a she-wolf．The boys' mother had been murdered by an evil king and the two babies tossed into the river Tiber．When the wolf found them they had washed up on the shore．She perhaps took pity on the crying of the babies and，gently picking them up in her teeth，she carried them back to her cave and fed them on her milk．The boys grew bigger and stronger and，eventually，were found by a herdsman who took them home．He and his wife raised the boys like their own children．When they reached manhood they sought revenge on the king who had killed their mother and driven them from their home．
They decided to build a city．Unfortunately，they argued over the appropriate site and Romulus killed his brother Remus．Romulus ruled this city — called Roma — for thirty-seven years．
The city of Rome is one of the most popular tourist attractions in the world．If you travel there you can see a statue of the two baby boys feeding from their mother - the wolf．
【小题1】What is the main idea of the passage?

A．Wolves like to take care of human children．

B．The city of Rome had many wolves in the old days．

C．The city of Rome was founded by a wolf．

D．Romulus established the city of Rome．

【小题2】What is a herdsman?

A．someone who builds cities

B．someone who cares for children

C．someone who cares for domestic animals

D．someone who can hear very well

【小题3】"．．．they sought revenge on the king who had killed their mother．．．" means．．．

A．They attacked the king who had harmed their mother and made them orphans．

B．They went to court to sue the king for his crime against their mother．

C．They hired some gangsters to take care of their problem with the king．

D．They went to talk to the king about his crime against their mother．

【小题4】Which is true according to the passage?

A．It was the king who made Romulus and Remus orphans．

B．The boys didn’t grow well for lack of food．

C．The herdsman killed the wolf and took Romulus and Remus home．

D．The herdsman treated the boys well and told them to kill the king．

【小题5】We can infer from the passage that ____．

A．Romulus was cruel and became a bad ruler．

B．Animals can be as smart as humans．

C．Love is more powerful than revenge．

D．People of Rome want to pass on the story of the wolf boys．

Marianne, a schoolgirl, was learning to play the piano, and day after day her father stood behind as she played. How patient and loving her father was, and how cleverly he   1__  Marianne how to play the difficult piece! And there, almost lost in the big chair, sat Wolfgang. Nobody told him to   2  when Marianne was playing.

One evening the father said to Marianne that she had done very well. At the moment Wolfgang climbed onto his father’s leg and said to his father that he wanted to   3  the wonderful piece.

What a joke that was! He picked up his baby son, laughed, and said, “Look at your   4          hands. Why, you cannot span (横跨) the keys yet, you must wait, little man. You must wait!”

There was no end of fun during tea, and Marianne told her mother about Wolfgang   5  to play one of the pieces.   6  a while, the father stood up. “Listen!” said he. “Listen! Marianne is playing that piece   7  than ever!" But Marianne was washing plates in the kitchen.

His wife following, he moved upstairs quietly, pushed the door, and saw little Wolfgang __8__  in the darkness (黑暗). “I love it   9 !” said the child. It was the   10  of Mozart’s life of music.

1.	A．found B．asked C．showed D．hoped

 

2.	A．make noises B．study hard C．sit still D．keep quiet

 

3.	A．learn B．teach C．play D．hear

 

4.	A．clever B．small C．dirty D．big

 

5.	A．asking B．learning C．wanting D．waiting

 

6.	A．In B．For C．During D．After

 

7.	A．louder B．better C．longer D．worse

 

8.	A．playing B．sitting C．sleeping D．singing

 

9.	A．so B．too C．again D．all

 

10.	A．turn B．start C．change D．end