1．When would Jack’s grandpa retire?

5．How many copies of his books have been printed?

F

One day, Jack’s parents told him that his grandpa would retire（退休） after working for forty years． Jack said in surprise,” I’m only seven, so it means Grandpa has been… er… a really long time!”

His parents said,” Yes． That’s why we are going to have a surprise party for him．”

 ack loved his grandpa and wanted to do something special for him． He remembered the business card his grandpa had given him two years before． He knew that his grandpa would no longer have the position（职位） on that card, so he decided to build a new one  for his grandpa．

When the big day came, Jack was ready． But he didn’t want to put his gift together with others． He carried it around with him the whole evening．

When all the other people left, he took his grandpa’s hand and brought him over to a chair and gave him the gift．

His grandpa smiled,” Well, it must be a beautiful gift． May I open it now?” “Sure!” Jack said excitedly．

As Grandpa opened the gift,  tears（眼泪） came into his eyes, Jack gave him the greatest gift he had ever got! They were business cards with his new position ：FULL―TIME GRANDPA! Jack said,” Now your full-time job is my grandpa!”

 “Well, how much do I get paid?” his grandpa asked, smiling．（微笑）”As many hugs（拥抱） as you want!” With these words, Jack gave Grandpa a hug．” Well, I guess that means I’m the richest man in the world!” said Grandpa．

4．  Did he succeed at last? What words did he make come true?

3．What did he try to do after his mother encouraged him?

2．Why did Carnegie feel hopeless when he first entered college?

1．How many times did Carnegie lose in a row in public speaking?

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!

E

If you lose 12 times in a row ,will you just give up Dale Carnegie, a pioneer in public speaking and self-development, kept trying． And he became famous by showing people how to be successful．

Carnegie was born in 1888 to a poor farming family in the central United States． The boy didn't see a train until he was 12 years old．In his teens, he had to get up at 3 a．m． every day to milk the cows in his family．

When Carnegie first entered college, he felt hopeless because of his clothes and ordinary looks． His mother encouraged  him： "Why not try to be better in other things instead of just dress and good looks "

Carnegie tried to be more active in college． He joined the debate team． But one after another, he lost 12 meets． The young man was very disappointed in himself． He said later that he thought of killing himself after so many failures．

But soon Carnegie was seen practicing public speaking on the riverside． His hard work paid off at last． In 1906, Carnegie won a famous speech contest and became widely known．

The young man made his own words come true： "Believe that you will succeed, and you will"．

In order to share his success, Carnegie opened schools and wrote books． His best-sellers include "How to Win Friends and Influence  People" and "How to Stop Worrying and Start Living"． More than 50 million copies of his books have been printed in 38 languages． They are still helping people on the road to success．

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

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 extra work at night

C．does his own car and home repairs         D．keeps house and looks after his children

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