【题目】As prices and building costs keep rising, the DIY in big cities of China becomes more popular.

“We needed furniture for our living room,” says Li Ling, “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” Li Ling got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they tried their best to make a home by themselves because the cost of living is very high. Li Ling and his wife took a two-week course for 1280 yuan at a training school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.

Mr. Wang has three boys and his wife has died. He has a job in a shoe making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for 900 yuan. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course. I should be able to fix the car by myself.”

Li Ling and Mr. Wang are not unusual people. Most families in our country are doing everything they can to save money so they can light 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 yourselves.

1Why did Li Ling and his wife try to make a home by themselves?

A. Because of the high cost of living.

B. Because of a car repair bill.

C. Because of their hobbies.

D. Because of their much spare time.

2What course did Mr. Wang take?

A. A two-week course.B. A furniture repair course.

C. A shoe making course.D. A car repair course.

3According to the passage, which statement is TRUE?

A. Li Ling got married six weeks ago.

B. Mr. Wang and Li Ling are usual people.

C. The DIY in small cities in China becomes more popular.

D. Li Ling and his wife took a course for 1280 dollars at a training school.

4How many examples are given to prove the DIY becomes more popular?

A. None.B. One.C. Two.D. Three.

5If you have no time to take a course, what can you do?

A. Ask your neighbor for help.B. Look up information online.

C. Listen to the course on the radio.D. Buy some books about DIY.

【题目】Procrastination is something that many people have experienced at some point in their life. The word comes from the Latin words “pro” meaning“for”and“cras”meaning “tomorrow”. But it can be more than just putting off work or a later time; it can be about giving up long-term goals for short-term desires(欲望).

A new phrase has been going around Chinese social media lately, with people describing themselves as “active losers”. It means that they set themselves many goals, but they always find excuses, and never really achieve them. In fact, they are just acing serious procrastination.

I once knew someone in my college who had to drop out (退学) because he preferred video games to study. He went to all his classes and was an active member of school clubs. However, his mind was never really on task. He spent all his free time playing games and believed he could still achieve good grades by "finishing the work tomorrow. That “tomorrow”was the end of the semester, and my college had to ask him to “take a break”.

For those of you who think: “ I'll never procrastinate that badly,” I ask you this: “When did you last set a fitness goal? A weight goal? A reading goal? How many years has it been?”Although a fitness goal may not be so important as school grades, it does not mean the goal should drag on for years. So stop making excuses for yourself; take actions right now and achieve your goals.

1The underlined word “procrastination” means _____in Chinese.

A. 妄想症B. 拖延症C. 强迫症D. 多动症

2We can infer from the second paragraph that active losers are lack of (缺乏) ____.

A. long-term goalsB. short-term desires

C. proper excusesD. their self-control

3The main idea of Paragraph 3 is ____.

A. how the student achieved good grades

B. how procrastination affected the student's life

C. how the student fought against procrastination

D. how the student became an active member of school clubs

4The writer advises us to ____.

A. take a breakB. achieve good school grades

C. set a fitness goalD. start working towards our goals

5The writer thinks that_____.

A. active losers never procrastinate

B. there is no way to control procrastination

C. some people don't realize that they procrastinate

D. it's wrong to ask the student in his college to drop out

【题目】Do you feel bored on weekends? Do you want to spend a free weekend with your children? Here's what you can do.

Visit your community library

A library not only is a house of books, but also has many CDs and DVDs. Many libraries also have story time for young children, film nights, book clubs and many other events-complete for free.

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Introduce yourself to your neighbors if you don't know them well. Invite someone you are interested in over for a cup of coffee and a chat to know each other better.

Clean out your media collection

Just go through what you've got, decide which ones you'd like to keep, and give up the rest. You can either sell them at a used media shop or exchange them online.

Organize a family walking tour

Find out the interesting places in your town, and then go on a walking tour of them. Pack a lunch in your backpack in the park. You can easily turn this into a full day with your family.

Start a book club, or find one to join

If you like reading and know other people that enjoy it, too, consider starting a book club with them. You all can read the same book for a week, and then meet to talk about it.

1The writer gives us five ways to ___.

A. keep healthyB. spend a free weekend

C. make more friendD. know more about your community

2“___”should be put in the blank.

A. Go to school earlyB. Do more exercise

C. Meet your neighborsD. Enjoy a cup of coffee

3The writer gives us ____way(s) to deal with the media collection we don’t want to keep.

A. oneB. twoC. threeD. four

4The writer mentions all of the following EXCEPT ___ in his advice.

A. librariesB. toursC. jobsD. clubs

5The writer has written this passage mainly for ___.

A. studentsB. parentsC. childrenD. tourists

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