As prices and building costs keep rising, the "do-it-yourself" 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 decided 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 home as well as in a shoemaking 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 DIYer, 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 .

A. take DIY courses by the government

B. have to learn to make their own furniture

C. find it hard to pay for what they need

D. seldom go to a department store to buy things

2.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to .

A. make or repair things

B. run a DIY shop

C. save time and money

D. improve the quality of life

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

A. makes shoes at his home

B. does extra work at night

C. does his own car and home repairs

D. keeps house and looks after his children

4.Jim Hatfield decided to become a DIYer when .

A. he could not possibly do two jobs

B. the car repair class was not helpful

C. his car repairs cost too much

D. he had to raise the children all by himself

5.What would be the best title of the text?

A. The Joy of DIY

B. You Can Do It Yourself Too!

C. Welcome to Our DIY Course!

D. Ross and Hatfield: Believers in DIY

Mike’s father, Mr. Lee, is a farmer. He lives on the farm. He is happy to see his son move to a new flat in the city. One day, Mr. Lee comes to visit his son with a big orange pumpkin, about 10 kg. He grows it all by himself. “I’ll let my son share it with his neighbours (邻居). Everyone likes pumpkin. Then Mike and his neighbours will become good friends,” Mr. Lee thinks.

At noon, Mr. Lee gets to the community centre(社区). The building is so tall. There are twenty floors. Mike lives on the sixteenth floor. But he is not at home.

Mr. Lee thinks, “I’ll give the pumpkin to Mike’s neighbours. They will be glad too see the gift.” And he does it. But to his surprise, the neighbour on the left says coldly, “Thank you, but I don’t like it at all.”The woman on the right says nothing and closes the door quickly.

The old man feels sad. At last, he goes to the market, sells it and goes back home. “Are they really neighbours? ” he says to himself. He doesn’t know why.

1.Where does Mr. Lee live?

A. On the farm.

B. In the city.

C. On the sixteenth floor of a flat.

D. On the right of a woman.

2.Who grows the big pumpkin?

A. Mike. B. Mike’s neighbour.

C. Mike’s mother. D. Mike’s father.

3.What does Mr. Lee want Mike to do with the pumpkin?

A. He wants Mike to share it with his neighbours.

B. He wants Mike to make a pumpkin lantern.

C. He wants Mike to cook it and eat it by himself.

D. He wants Mike to sell it at the market.

4.Where does the pumpkin go at last?

A. The woman on the right gets it.

B. Mr. Lee sells it at the market.

C. Mr. Lee takes it back home.

D. Mike gets it when he comes back.

5.Which is RIGHT?

A. Mike’s neighbours are polite to his father.

B. Mike’s neighbours don’t want the pumpkin because it is too small.

C. Mr. Lee thinks neighbours are always friendly and kind.

D. Mr. Lee will bring some pumpkins to Mike’s neighbours again.

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