Once a great boxer(拳击手), Tom Brown, went to a restaurant for dinner. He put his bag near the door, but he was afraid that someone would take it away. So he got out a pen and a piece of paper and wrote on it, “The great boxer, Tom Brown, left his bag here and he will be back in a few minutes.” He put the paper on his bag and went to have his dinner. When he came back, his bag wasn’t there. But he found a piece of paper on the ground. It said, “A great runner took away your bag, and will not be back.”

1. 1.

   Tom Brown went to the restaurant ______.

   1. A.
      for his bag
   2. B.
      to see a doctor
   3. C.
      for dinner
   4. D.
      for his pen
2. 2.

   Tom Brown was afraid ______.

   1. A.
      to put down the bag next to the door
   2. B.
      he couldn’t find his pen
   3. C.
      he couldn’t get enough food for himself from the restaurant
   4. D.
      thieves(小偷) would take his bag away
3. 3.

   Tom Brown wrote the words on the paper because he ______.

   1. A.
      was a boxer
   2. B.
      thought the thief (小偷) would not steal his bag when he read the words
   3. C.
      wanted to catch the thief
   4. D.
      wanted to get to know the runner
4. 4.

   When Tom Brown came back, he ______.

   1. A.
      found another piece of paper on the ground
   2. B.
      found his bag wasn’t there
   3. C.
      saw the runner running towards to him
   4. D.
      both A and B
5. 5.

   Which of the following is NOT right?

   1. A.
      The runner was foolish
   2. B.
      The boxer didn’t know the runner at all
   3. C.
      The runner was the thief
   4. D.
      The runner made a joke on Tom Brown

根据句子意思，用括号中所给汉语提示或英语单词的适当形式填空。

根据短文内容，用所给单词的适当形式填空。 (每空一词）

1.I have ________ aunt. Her name is Mary.

2.The _______  are red.  They are Tom’s(汤姆的).

3.My pen is blue, and _______  is black.

4.His friend Tom _______ in America now.

5.His hat is _________  his head.

Jim Green works in the hospital. Last weekend he __41___ go to work. On Saturday morning his father ___42__ to him, “Jim, go to the city and to see my best friend, Mr Vickers. Here is his   43 . His home is near the station.”

Jim went to the city __44__ train. He got off (下车) the train and thought, “Mr Vicker’s    45 is near the station, I can __46  _ it easily.” But after an hour he couldn’t find it.   47  he stopped and asked an old man. The old man said, “Just go along this street, __48__left at New Zoo, and the house is __49__ your right.”

Three weeks   50 , his father told him __51__ Mr Vickers again. He had to __52__ someone for the way when he didn’t find the house. He stopped the   53 man. He was _54_ and said, “Are you still __55__ that place, young man?”

DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programmes show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK----“As Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge number 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 economic downturn at present, many people can not afford a big 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 get 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 hoildays to the passage?