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C. 根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单间，使短文意思完整。

    English people like DIY.A lot of people always spend their holiday making iheir homes more 1  . If there is anything that needs repairing or decorating around their homes,such as p 2   the walls or putting in a new shower,they will do the jobs themselves.They s 3   DIY experience with their friends.More and more people show an i 4   in DIY.Sometimes people also DIY in order to s 5   money. They are trying to find ways lo make their house better when they can't a 6   the cost.So,it is not surprising that DIY is very popular.

    DIY can he difficult.People often find it not e 7   to build a piece of furniture because they can't understand the instructions well. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear,but the furniture i 8  is difficult to iDuild. DIY can also be d 9   People should learn much al) Out DIY work before doing it. Unluckily,many people don't care about that.So they may he in danger.lt is r 10   that in just one year thousands of people were hurt while doing DIY in the UK,including ihose who fell off ladders.

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[语篇解读]本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了英国人非常喜欢手工制作，

自己动手制作一些东西装饰自己的家。同时，文章还介绍了有些手工制作很难也很危险。

1. beautiful根据文章内容可知，英国人喜欢自己手工制作一些东西来 装饰自己的家，把自己的家变得更加漂亮。故填beautiful。

2. painting根据空后面的walls可知，这里应该是指刷墙，跟后面的 putting in a new shower是并列的，故用动名词形式painting。

3. Share根据文章内容可知，英国人还会和自己的朋友们分享手工制 作的经验。share sth.with sb.意为“和某人分享某物”，是固定短语。 这篇短文使用的是一般现在时，故用原形share。interest根据文章内容可知，越来越多的人对手工制作表现出兴趣。show an interest in意为“对 表现出兴趣”。

5. save根据文章内容可知，英国人喜欢手工制作，其中的一个原因是 为了省钱。save money省钱。in order to意为“为了”，后跟动词 原形。

6. afford根据文章内容可知，如果英国人支付不起费用的时候，他们 就会自己手工制作一些东西，这样可以省钱。can是情态动词，后接 动词原形afford。

7. easy根据本段开头的DIY can be difficult.可知，手工制作有时候很 难。空前的not是否定词，故应填easy。

8. itself根据文章内容可知，这里作者介绍的是DIY有时候比较难。 说明书是一个方面，另一方面是制作家具本身比较难。这里用反身 代词 itself 指代 furniture。

9. dangerous根据下文的So they may be in danger可知，手工制作也可 能是危险的，故填dangerous。

10. reported这句话中使用的句型是:It is reported that...据报道 。that引导的是一个主语从句。