He can’t make clothes. It’s hard for him. A. no B. much C. too D. not——青夏教育精英家教网—

　　One day when he saw many toy dogs in a toy shop, he had an idea．“Why not do some kind of things and relax myself?” Then he began to make model planes, model ships and something else．The things he has made by himself don’t look as professionally made as those in the shops, but he likes doing it．

　　“It’s not as much fun to play with things which are bought expensively from the shops,” he said．

　　Now his bookshelves are full of many kinds of things he has made．They are very beautiful and his families and friends like them very much．

　　More and more young people are like Yang, making or creating things on their own．They like to do it themselves．

　　Though making things with our own hands may take much time, some people, now known as DIYers-do-it-yourselfers, enjoy doing it very much．They can make all kinds of things they like．

　　DIY is becoming more and more popular in China．It may be to the young, yet many people remember when it was once a way of life．

　　During 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough living things for people to live on, they had to use their own hands to do many things．Whitewashing the wall or making clothes was a part of life because there was no other choice．If you wanted something done, you had to do it yourself; and if you needed something, you made it yourself．

　　But times have changed and DIY has also different meaning now．

(1)

What does Yang Chen enjoy doing most in his free time now?
[　　]
A．	Playing computer games．
B．	Going to a bar for a drink and karaoke．
C．	Whitewashing the wall．
D．	Making something by himself．

(2)

Many young people like making things by themselves because ________．
[　　]
A．	they want to make more money
B．	they do it for fun
C．	they need them in their life
D．	they can’t buy them anywhere

(3)

From the passage we know ________
[　　]
A．	some people like to spend their spare time making this themselves．
B．	more and more people are beginning to make model planes．
C．	between 1960s and 1970s, people liked making things themselves．
D．	more and more young people begin to do like Yang Chen．

(4)

What’s the main idea of this passage?
[　　]
A．	The things Yang made don’t look as professionally made as those in the shops．
B．	Planes bought from the shops are too expensive．
C．	DIY is a good way of life．
D．	DIY was a part of life in the past．

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How often does one hear children wishing they were grown ups, and the old wishing they were young again? Each are has its pleasure and its pains，and the happiest person is the one who enjoys what each age gives him without washing any time in useless regrets （悔恨）．

Childhood is a time when there are few duties to make life hard．If a child has good parents，he is fed，looked after，and loved whatever he may do．It’s impossible for him to be given so much again in his life without having to do anything in return．Also，life is always giving new things to the child．A child finds pleasure in playing in the rain, or in the snow．His first visit to the seaside makes him wild．But a child has his pains he is not free to do things as he wishes．He is always being told not to do this，not to do that，or being punished （惩罚） for what he has done wrong．So his life is not quite happy．

When the young man starts to make his own living he becomes，free from the discipline （约束） of schools and parents．But at the same time he is made to accept duties．He can no longer expect others to pay for his food，his clothes and his room，but has to work if he wants to live comfortably．If he spends most of his time pitying about in the way that he used to as a child，he will go hungry．And if he breaks the law of the society as he used to break the laws of his parents，he may go m prison （监狱）．If，however，he works hard，keeps out of trouble，and in good health，he can have the great happiness of seeing himself do better in his job and building up his own place in the society．Old age has always been thought of as the worst age to be in，but it is not necessary for the old to be unhappy．Old age should come with wisdom and the ability to help others．They can have the joy of seeing their children doing better in life; they can watch their grandchildren growing up around them and，perhaps，best of all，they can，if their life has been a useful one，feel the happiness of having come through the fight of life safely and of having reached a time when they can lie back and rest，leaving others to go on with the fight．

1．According to the passage，to a child，______．

A．he is free of duties，but he is short of freedom

B．everything may give him pleasure，but he can't do anything as he wishes to

C．life is always new to him，but he can't do anything

D．he is always loved and has no worries，but he can't be happy

2．The writer mainly tells us that______

A．everyone lives a happy life B. each age has its pleasure and its pains

C．children are the happiest D．time is everything

3．A young man who starts to make his own living_______

A．can spend his time playing about in the way he used to as a child

B．can wait for others to feed him

C．is free to break the law of society