用括号内所给词的适当形式填空。

1.Lin  tao  was  ___________ (luck) enough to catch the first bus.

2.Jim has _____________ (little) time than you.

3.I think that’s a good ____________ (decide).

4.Which of the __________ (follow) sentences is wrong?

5.You must do the housework as much as ___________ (possibly).

6.I have a good friend ________ (call) Jim.

根据首字母、中文意思及音标完成句子。

1.This book is ________.我的

2.These are my ___________.朋友

3.This TV show is very __________.[ˈbɔ:riŋ]

4.He often 经常 ____________看 football games on TV.

5.Jim has two _____________词典.They’re in the desk.

6.It’s an __________['ɪntrəstɪŋ] book. I like reading it very much.

7.Gina is not tidy. Her things are e__________.

8.I’m nine years old. What a________ you?

9.Look at the ________[klɒk]. It’s three ten.

10.You can read books in the school l_________.

As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself(DIY) trend(趋势) in the U.S. continues to grow.

“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “And we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decide 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 Rosses 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 time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset 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 to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourselfer”, 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 you can do things yourself.

1.We can learn from the text that many newly married people      .

2.When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home, he means Jim      .

3.Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourselfer when      .

4.What would be the best title for the text?