DIY which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK---“An Englishman's home is his castle”. Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful "castles". If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economy becoming worse at present, many people cannot afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better with less money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture. People need to get together pieces of furniture with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can't understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are very simple but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best ideas, many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warming and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY. All in all, it is a very good and suitable thing for many people.
1.What are DIY things?
A.Things that are done by yourself.
B.Things that are sold in the supermarket
C.Things that are shown on TV.
D.Things that are sold in the store.
2.Why do people in UK like DIY?
A.DIY can bring them fun.
B.DIY can help them save money.
C.DIY can be difficult.
D.Both A and B.
3.According to paragraph 3, which of the following is True?
A.People can often understand the instructions easily to build a piece of furniture.
B.All DIY projects with the best ideas can get finished.
C.Less than 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK in just one year.
D.41,000 people fell off ladders while doing DIY in UK in just one year.
4.The passage does NOT mention of DIY.
A.the advantages
B.the disadvantages
C.the inventor
D.the meaning
5.You may read the passage in the part of in a magazine.
A.Life
B.Ad.
C.History.
D.Geography.
Table of hotels from the Tour Guide(指南) for the city of Mystic and Mystic nearby.
1.There are ____ hotels with indoor swimming pools.
A.two B.four C.six D.eight
2.To get the free Internet, you’d better choose______.
A.Sleep Hotel B.Groton Hotel C.Quality Hotel D.Hampton Hotel
3.You can _____ if you live in Roadway Hotel for holidays.
A.swim indoors B.play tennis C.ride bikes D.do running
4.The cheapest hotel with a restaurant is ______.
A.Howard Hotel B.Roadway Hotel C.Holiday Hotel D.Comfort Hotel
5.We can find out that ____ from the table above.
A.the largest hotel has 136 rooms
B.five hotels have meeting rooms
C.people can’t smoke in Sleep Hotel
D.kids needn’t pay for meals in Holiday Hotel
Before graduating college, Jackie began to look for a job. She aimed at a famous company, but the _________for such jobs was very strong. The company Jackie chose planned to employ only one person, but more than twenty people applied for the job. _______, Jackie was one of the three people invited for the final interview. The interview was very _______. The interviewer asked just a few questions and it was all over in less than 10 minutes. Then the interviewer said to them, "All of you are very good. Please go home and __________our response.”
Three days later, Jackie received a message saying she would not be ________the job. She felt deeply disappointed. That evening, however, she received another _________. This time it said that she got the job.
Jackie later found out that the first message sent to her phone was part of the interview---a_________to see if she was suitable for the job. All the three people received the_________text, but only Jackie's reply_________ the company. Of the three, one did not reply. The other said “goodbye” and Jackie said “thank you”. This reply showed that Jackie was a/an_________person, so the company offered her the job.
1.A.exam B.work C.competition D.plan
2.A.Thankfully B.Unluckily C.Hopefully D.Immediately
3.A.long B.strict C.interesting D.simple
4.A.pick up B.wait for C.deal with D.think of
5.A.offered B.returned C.refused D.shown
6.A.letter B.e-mail C.call D.message
7.A.guide B.conversation C.test D.lesson
8.A.same B.other C.second D.whole
9.A.reached B.satisfied C.helped D.surprised
10.A.brave B.clever C.polite D.honest
I won't lose heart even though I fail. Because I know ________.
A.practice makes perfect B.if there is a will, there is a way
C.many hands make light work D.the grass is always greener on the other side
—What did Tom say to you just now, John?
—He asked .
A.why am I so happy today B.who did I play football with after school
C.what will I do for the weekend D.if I could go to the movies with him tonight
The man ________is talking to my math teacher is my father.
A.who B.which C.what D.where
