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根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词，并将答案填写在小题的空格里。注意：每个空格只填 1 个单词。

In Britain, people have a strange hobby. When there’s a Bank Holiday (法定假期) weekend, a certain kind of shop always gets very b1. , and it’s not what you might think — a clothes shop or a music shop. Many people go to DIY stores and garden centers instead of r2.at home.

Doing DIY is very popular in Britain and there are lots of TV programmes which show people h3. to do DIY projects. Some people just do some simple decorating — putting up wallpaper and painting walls. But there are all kinds of DIY projects that some people d4.to do, for example, putting in a new shower.

Unluckily, some people start doing a job b5.end in DIY disaster ( 灾 难 ).

For example, electrical things should be done by a special worker, but many people don’t care about this warning (警告) and put themselves in d6..

Gardening is also popular, and it is a good way to e7.the weather on a sunny Bank Holiday. But it’s not s8.easy as planting plants and doing some watering. More difficult work such as building a new garden or making some decorations can cause backache.

So why do people do it? Maybe they are so used to working that they aren’t very good at having fun. One thing is f 9.sure, though a lot of DIY or gardening projects will be started with the best plans, many of them may not get f10.. It’s still a long way for them to go.

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