33．There's a little tea in the cup. tea is there in the cup?——青夏教育精英家教网—

There’s tea in the cup, is there?

A. a few B. a little C. few D. little

     Last week I visited my friend Pete in the new home where he lives with his wife and daughter. Pete used
to spend his holidays travelling the world, visiting the Louvre in Pairs or watching animals in Africa. Nowadays
he prefers to spend his holidays and weekends making his house look more beautiful. Like hundreds of
thousands of other British people, he has discovered the joy of DIY (Do It Yourself), which means if there
are any things that need fixing around the house, he will try to do the job himself.
     As he showed me the new kitchen he put together by himself and the newly painted walls, I asked Pete
where he got the idea from. He told me that his favourite source of ideas was a DIY programme on TV.
     This got me thinking about the popularity of DIY programmes in the UK. Nearly every channel has at least
one home or garden makeover show and there's even a DIY satellite channel.
     I guess it is not really surprising that DIY programmes are so popular. Two common sayings in Britain
—" an Englishman's home is his castle" and "there's no place like home"-show how important our houses are to
us. With the recent economic downturn, many people can't afford to buy a bigger house so they are looking
at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. DIY is the perfect choice.
     But be careful! I read a report that said over 230,000 people were hurt while doing home improvements in
the UK in just one year, including 41,000 who fell off steps and 5,800 who were seriously hurt by tools.
     I won't be going down to the hardware (五金) store. I'd rather watch DIY on TV with a nice cup of tea!

1. The underlined phrase "put together" means _____.

A. painted
B. cleaned
C. built
D. designed

2. People in the UK _____.

A. care little about their homes
B. take DIY as an enjoyable job
C. like watching all TV programmes
D. have enough money to spend on houses

3. From the last paragraph we can infer that the writer _____.

A. thinks DIY is a good way to relax
B. likes watching DIY programmes
C. is becoming interested in DIY
D. has no plan to do DIY himself

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　　Our village carpenter, Alf Winn, came one day and made a kitchen cupboard for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the useless space at the corner by the door. When I got home that evening, Alf was drinking a cup of tea and making out his bill for the job.

　　My wife said to me, quietly, “That's his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said, loudly, “It's a beautiful cupboard, dear, isn't it?”

　　“I'll decide about that when I see the bill.” I said.

　　Alf laughed and gave me his account for the work. I read:

　　One kitchen cupboard 10 Nov. 1975

　　Cost of materials (wood) ￡17.00

　　Paint and fittings ￡ 1.50

　　Work, 8 hours (￡1 an hour) ￡8.00

　　　　　　　　　　 Total ￡26.50

　　I took out my cheque book and my pen. I looked at the bill.

　　Alf said, “It's been a lovely day, hasn't it? Quite sunny.”

　　“Yes,” I said, “I'm glad it's only the 10th of November.”

　　“Me, too,” said Alf. “You wait-it'll be a lot colder by the end of the month.”

　　“Yes, colder and dearer! Kitchen cupboards will be ￡20 dearer on November 30th, won't they, Alf?”

　　Alf looked hard at me for half a minute. Was there a little smile in his two blue eyes? 1 gave his account back to him.

　　“If it isn't too much trouble, Alf,” I said, “Please add it up again. You can forget the date…”

　　I wrote him a cheque for ￡26.50. He was happy to accept it.

Complete the sentences according to the passage.

(1) A ________ is one who makes things from wood.

(2) We were glad to have a ________ in that empty space.

(3) I wanted to see the ________ first, then I could decide whether I liked the price.

(4) According to Alf's bill, cupboards will certainly be ________ on November 30th.

(5) I paid Alf ￡26.50, which was ________ too high.

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Henry was a carpenter（木匠）of our village. Once I asked him to make a dining table for my wife. He made it just the right size to fill the space between the two windows. When I arrived home that evening, Henry was drinking a cup of tea and writing out his bill for his work.. My wife said to me, quietly，“That’s his ninth cup of tea today.” But she said loudly, "It's a beautiful table，dear，isn't it?" "I won't decide about that until I see that bill.” I said.

Henry laughed and gave me his bill for the work. It said：

BILL

One dining table June 10，1995

Cost of wood 17.00

Paint（油漆） 1.50

Work，8 hours（1 an hour) 8.00

Total（总计） 36.50

When I was looking at the bill，Henry said，"It’s been a fine day，hasn’t it?” “ Quite sunny.” "Yes，”I said. "I’m glad it is only the 10th of June.” "Me too，” said Henry, "You wait--it'll be a bit hotter by the end of the month.” "Yes. Hotter--and more expensive. Dining tables will be 20 more expensive on June 30th，won't they，Henry?”

Henry looked hard at me for half a minute. There was a little smile in his two blue eyes. I gave his bill back to him. "If it isn't too much trouble，Henry，”I said，"Please add it up again. You can forget the date.”

I paid him 26. 50 and he was happy to get it.

1.Why did Henry talk about weather when the writer was looking at the bill?

A．Because it was a fine day indeed,

B．Because he wanted the writer to look at the bill carefully.

C．Because he wanted to tell the writer what the weather was like.

D．Because he didn't want the writer to go through the bill carefully.

2.Why did the writer say that dining tables would be 20 more expensive

by the end of June?

A．Because he thought Henry would almost certainly add the date to the cost of the dining table.

B．Because it was difficult to make dining tables in hot weather.

C．Because paint would be more expensive.

D．Because the cost of wood would be more expensive.