A young man went to a car shop. He was wearing rubber boots(橡胶靴子) and a dirty jacket. He needed a haircut(理发) very much. The young man looked at an expensive car carefully and then asked the shop owner(店主), “How much is this car?” “Nine thousand two hundred and eighteen,” the owner answered. “I want sixteen of them,” the young man said. The shop owner smiled coldly. He showed the door to the young man.

In another shop on the other side of the street the business was done(生意做成了). The young man took money out of his pocket and paid for the cars. He said the cars were for himself and his friends were. Each of them wanted to get one. He said that he and his friends were working on a fishing-boat. “We have got much money this season,” the y oung man said, “and we want to buy cars. ”

1.The shop owner showed the young man the door means _______.

A. to ask him to go away

B. to ask him to look at the door of the car

C. to tell him where the door of the shop was

D. to let him enjoy the beautiful door of the car

2.How many cars did the young man want to buy for his friends?

A. 18. B. 17. C. 16. D. 15.

3.How much did the young man pay for the cars?

A. 9218. B. 92180. C. 147488. D. 138270.

4.-What was the man?-He was a _______.

A. bank clerk B. school teacher C. shop owner D. fisherman

5.The story tries to tell us _______.

A. we can’t tell if a man is rich by his clothes

B. cars are expensive

C. people wearing rubber boots are rich

D. we can’t show the door to others

As prices and building costs keep rising(上涨的), 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 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 that they can fight with 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.John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______.

A. run a DIY shop B. make it repair things

C. save time and money D. improve the quality of life

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

A. makes shoes in his home

B. does extra work at night

C. does his own car and home repairs

D. keeps house and looks after his children

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

A. his car repairs cost too much

B. the car repair class was not helpful

C. he could not possibly do two jobs

D. he had to raise the children all by himself

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

A. The Joy of DIY.

B. You Can Do It too!

C. Welcome to Our DIY course!

D. Ross and Hatfield: Believe in DIY.

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Have you ever had a day when everything goes wrong?Not too long ago, I was having one of those days. In low spirits, I was unhappy and ______. I was thinking about my problems. After all, no one else was ______the same problems as Iwas.

I expressed my sad_________to my mother, hoping for some pity. Instead, she said, “I heard Lily was having a difficult day,_______.Why don’t you make her some cookies and we’ll take them to her this afternoon?”I didn’t really want to, but decided that I didn’t want to go back to my own problems just yet. I made the______and placed them on a plate. Then I made a card with a sunflower on it and wrote a small warm and sweet note.

______, we dropped in at my friend’s house. I went to the door and rang the bell. Soon , Lily came to the door.She didn’t expect our visit. So she looked at us in surprise. Before she could say________, I rushed, “I heard that you were having a hard day and decided to bring you something. I hope your day goes_______.”The look on Lily’s face was getting bright in that small act, It was as if a dark sky suddenly shone with the golden rays of the sun. Her day was__________.

I got back into the car and for some reason, I felt a lot better myself. That day I experienced the truth“Those who bring ________to the lives of others cannot keep it from themselves.”

1.A. excited B. angry C. pleased D. sad

2.A. experiencing B. expecting C. exercising D. explaining

3.A. plan B. idea C. state D. result

4.A.also B. too C. either D. neither

5.A. hamburgers B. cookies C. cakes D. bread

6.A.That morning B. That evening C. That afternoon D. That night

7.A.anything B. something C. nothing D. everything

8.A.bad B.well C. worse D.better

9.A.cheered up B.waken up C. turned up D. cleaned up

10.A.a cookie B.sunshine C. a present D.help

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