题目内容
缺词填空（每空一词，每空1分，计10分）
As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) in the U. S. is more p1.than before.
“We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didn't have e2.money to buy it. So we decided to try to m3.a few tables and chairs. ” The Rosses took a two-week c4.. 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. He really lives a hard life. Last month, he broke his car and had to p5.$420 to mend it. “I was deeply sad at the moment. Now I've finished a course about cars, and I should be able to r6.the car by m7.. ”
In fact, most families in the country are doing everything they can to s8.money so they can afford the high cost of living. If you want to b9.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 t10.you how you can do things yourself.
1.popular
2.enough
3.make
4.course
5.pay
6.repair
7.myself
8.save
9.be/become
10.tell/teach
试题分析：短文大意：这篇短文主要讲述了现在兴起的一个自己动手做的活动，告诉人们，随着物价的升高，越来越多的人尝试自己动手做一些事情来避免高昂的消费价格。
1.，可知自己动手比以前越来越受欢迎。根据首字母可知填形容词popular，受欢迎的。
2.，可知此处指的是没有足够的钱买，根据首字母可知填形容词enough，足够的。
3.，可知我们决定试着做几张桌子和几把椅子。本句中to是不定式符号，后面动词用原形，根据首字母可知填make，制作。
4.。根据首字母可知填单数名词course，课程。
5. broke his car 可知他不得不为此付出420美元。本句中to是不定式符号，后面动词用原形，根据首字母可知填原形动词pay，付款。
6.，可知现在我自己能修车了。本句中to是不定式符号，后面动词用原形，根据首字母可知填repair，修理。
7.，可知现在我自己能修车了。根据首字母可知填反身代词myself，我自己。
8. everything they can 描述，可知这样做是为了省钱，本句中to是不定式符号，后面动词用原形，根据首字母可知填save，节省。
9.，如果你想成为一个自己动手做的人，本句中to是不定式符号，后面动词用原形，根据首字母可知填be/become，成为。
10.，有教你自己动手做的书籍。从句中描述的是客观性事实，故用一般现在时态。That织带前文复数名词books，故谓语动词用原形，填tell/teach，告诉/讲授。
考点：考查首字母填空
