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.

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

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

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

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

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.

根据短文内容判断正误，正确的用（A），错误的用（B）

The food my British friends eat in Britain is very different from our Chinese food. For example, they eat a lot of potatoes. They like to eat them every day. They eat bread for breakfast and usually for every other meal. They eat their bread with butter, cheese, or jam, things we don’t eat much in China. Cheese and butter are made from milk. They drink a lot of milk, too. They drink the milk cold or hot, and they put it in their tea. They put sugar in their tea as well. They are the world’s biggest tea drinkers. They like Chinese tea, but they drink mostly strong black tea from India and Sri Lanka(斯里兰卡). They don’t eat much rice. For their main meal they like meat or fish with potatoes and one of two vegetables. They serve(供应) all these together. Later they always have something sweet. They call this dessert. They don’t have Jiaozi in Britain.

1.The Chinese food is the same as the British one.

2.The British like to eat potatoes very much.

3.Chinese like to eat cheese.

4.They drink tea with milk in Britain.

5.They eat meat or fish every day in Britain.

Happiness is for everyone.You don’t need to care about those people who have beautiful houses   21 large gardens and swimming pools or those who have nice cars and a lot of money and so on. Why?    22  those who have big houses may often feel lonely and those who have cars may want to walk on the country roads at their   23 time.

In fact, happiness is always around you if you put your heart into it. When you are in trouble at school, your friends will   24 you. When you study hard at your lessons, your parents are always taking good care of your life and your health. When you get   25 , your friends will say congratulations to you. When you do something wrong, people around you will help you to correct it. When you do something good to others,you will feel happy,  26 . All these are your happiness. If you notice   27 of them, you can see that happiness is always around you. Happiness is not the same   28 money. It is a feeling of your heart. When you are poor, you can also be very happy ,because you have something else that can’t be bought with money .When you meet difficulties, you can say   29 you are very happy ,because you have more chance to challenge yourself .So you cannot always say you are poor and you have  30  luck. As the old saying goes : “Life is like a revolving door, when it closes, it also opens .”If you take every chance you meet ,you can be a happy and lucky person.

1.A use                   B has             C with      D and

2.A After              B Before        C If                  D because

3.A free                  B busy      C happy            D bad

4.A give                 B help      C take              D carry

5..A things               B fruit            C success            D fail

6.A too                   B also             C either             D as well

7.A little                 B a lots            C a bit      D few

8.A like                   B in              C of              D as

9.A strongly               B loudly          C quietly    D sadly

10.A good                B well             C worse     D bad

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You have been thinking about it all week. It kept you awake last night. Now, as you walk to the front of the class, your throat is dry and your stomach feels funny. 81. __________________________                      However, by making a few small preparations and rehearsing (预演) carefully, you too can be a public speaking star.
82. __________________________ Being excited about your topic is necessary for all the good speeches, so it's important to choose carefully. If you enjoy your topic, your audience (观众) will, too. Even if you are given a topic, try to find something about it that is exciting or funny.
Next, do some research. Don't just research your topic. 83. _________________________  If you can, study video of a great speaker to see how they move, speak, and pause (停顿). Copying their style will help you to write a great speech.
After researching, it's time to write your speech. During this stage, think of your audience all the time. 84. __________________________ It helps you relax if you know that your audience is enjoying your speech.
Finally, rehearse. You really need to rehearse a lot. Measure your speech with a watch, and practice in front of a mirror (镜子). 85. __________________________ If you have followed all these steps, you should be ready for your audience. Good luck!