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B. The cooler
C. Cooler
D. The coolest
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 houses, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experiences with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford to buy a bigger house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to put together themselves 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 simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions, 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 warning 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.
【小题1】How do many English people spend their holidays according to the passage?
A. Making their homes beautiful. B. Visiting their friends.
B. Travelling all over the world. D. Making a lot of money.
【小题2】Why do English people like DIY?
A.Many stores sell DIY things. | B.DIY can bring them fun. |
C.TV programmes teach them to DIY | D.All DIY projects are easy. |
A. DIY is a waste of money. B. It is always difficult to DIY.
B. We should be careful while doing DIY. D. It’s very safe for us to DIY
【小题4】In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means ___________.
A.we can eat everything we like | B.we should do something difficult |
C.we do something that is too difficult | D.we eat too much food that is not safe |
It is always more important to know how to study by oneself. It is quite easy to learn something in language or formula (公式 )in maths, but it is difficult to use a formula to find the answer to a maths problem. Great inventors do not get everything from school, but they can invent many things and change the world a lot. Though Thomas Edison invented many things, he didn’t have much school education. How do they do all this ? A lot of things are not taught in the classroom. They get knowledge( 知识 ) from books outside school. They work hard all their lives, and the most important thing is that they know how to use their heads.
【小题1】 Why do many people go to school?__________
A.to get a good education | B.to buy some books |
C.to make friends | D.to meet different teachers |
A.try to remember more knowledge and formulas |
B.try to remember what the teacher teach |
C.try to learn how to read and how to think |
D.try to read a lot of books |
A.get knowledge | B.use his head well |
C.teach everything | D.learn more knowledge from his teacher |
A.School education is not important for a person |
B.A student should learn how to study |
C.A student can learn everything from school |
D.A good teacher can teach everything. |
Everyone needs friends. Friends bring us happiness and hope in our lives. But the ability to make friends changes from person to person. To some people, making friends is easy, and to others it’s very difficult.
Making friends is a skill, and the first thing is to know how to get on with others.
If you have trouble in making friends, maybe I can tell you how to do it.
Realize your own good points. You have skills and talents(才能) that others will like.
Believe that you are a good person and have something nice to share with others.
Be humourous. Learn to laugh at yourself and your weakness. Remember to smile at others.
Respect(尊敬) the others. Everyone has his own idea. Learn how to listen to others’ ideas without trying to make them accept(接受) yours.
Be kind. If you are kind to others, they will usually be kind to you. There are hundreds of little things you can do to show your kindness. Open the door for someone. Wave to a friend and so on.
Don’t complain(抱怨). Learn to accept what you can’t change, and work hard to change what you can. No one is willing to hear your complaints all the time.
Never give up. Even if you are faced with some closed-minded people, never give up. And try to find someone who will understand you.
【小题1】Why do we need friends according to the passage?
A.Friends can do everything for us. | B.Friends can bring us happiness. |
C. Friends accept our ideas all the time. | D.Without friends, we could not live. |
A.To help others. | B.To smile to others. |
C.To get on with others. | D.To listen to others’ complaints. |
A.Opening the door for someone. | B.Complaining to others all the time. |
C.Laughing at ourselves and our weakness. | D.Finding someone who will understand us. |
A.Five. | B.Seven. | C.Nine. | D.Eleven. |
A.Respect others. | B.Complain. | C.Give up. | D.Laugh at them |