A.protecting; wasting B.protecting; to waste

C.protect; wasting D.protect; to waste

【题目】— It's a secret.
— I you not to tell others about that.
A.produce
B.promise
C.prefer

【题目】— Who the first practical light bulb?
— Thomas Edison.
A.developed
B.discovered
C.carried

—Oh, I in the library

A. read B. reading C. is reading D. was reading

1) DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.

2) English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK----“As Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge numbers of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people cannot afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.

3) DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions. Many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.

4) Therefore, DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.

【1】根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空一词）

In the first paragraph, we can know ___________ ___________ DIY is in UK.

【2】根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空一词）

The second paragraph tells us ___________ ___________ why people like DIY.

【3】根据短文内容完成句子填空（每空一词）

The examples in the third paragraph show that DIY can be ____________ and ___________.

【4】把短文中的划线句子翻译为汉语。

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【5】在文中找出下面句子的同义句，并抄写在横线上。

We do something that is much too difficult for us.

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About 900 years ago two green children arrived in a small village in south England. Their eyes and skin were green and they spoke a strange language. They were very tired and weak, so the people of the village looked after them. The boy died a year later, but the girl grew strong and lived the rest of her life there. And her skin color turned back to normal day by day. Scientists say that sometimes of people don’t have enough food to eat for a long time, their skin goes very pale and can turn green.

Loch Ness is the largest lake in Scotland. It’s a very deep and cold lake. For hundreds of years, people have talked about a monster(怪物) called Nessie which lives in the lake. About seventy years ago, two people saw something moving in the lake. They said that the animal was playing and rolling around in the water. Since then many people say they have seen the monster. Their descriptions are always the same. It looks like a dinosaur, with a very long neck and a small head. It has a big bump(肿块)on its back. People have tried to photograph the animal, but the pictures have not been very clear. Scientists don’t know whether there is a monster or not. Some say it may be a whale or a very large fish. Some think it’s a snake. Others say there’s nothing at all— nothing but people’s imagination. Maybe we’ll never know what’s in Loch Ness.

【1】What kind of story is talked about in this program?

A.Romantic stories.B.Mysteries.C.Horror stories.D.Comedies.

【2】Where did the stories happen?

A.B.C.D.

【3】Which sentence is TRUE about the two green children?

A.They both enjoyed a long and happy life.

B.The girl’s eyes and skin were green all her life.

C.At first they spoke the same language as people in the small village did.

D.Maybe they hadn’t eaten enough for long before they reached the village.

【4】What does Nessie look like according to some witnesses?

A.B.C.D.

【5】What can we learn from the second story?

A.Scientists are still not sure whether there is a monster or not in Loch Ness.

B.Loch Ness is very deep and warm lake in Scotland.

C.People have taken very clear pictures of Nessie.

D.In fact Nessie is a whale or a snake.

【1】Which of the following pictures could be Bob?

A.B.C.D.

【2】Alice is worrying about __________.

A.her friendsB.her marksC.her heightD.her weight

【3】Bob should __________ according to George’s letter.

A.plan his mealsB.talk to his friends

C.join a basketball teamD.learn some French

【4】George advises Alice to talk to __________ for help.

A.her motherB.her pen palC.her doctorD.her teacher and friends

【5】Maybe George is probably __________.

A.a reporterB.an actorC.a doctorD.an engineer

An old man died and left his son a lot of money. But the son was a foolish young man, and he quickly【1】all the money, so that soon he had【2】left. Of course, when that happened, all his friends disappeared. When he was quite poor and alone, he went to see Nasreddin, who was a kind, clever old man and often helped people when they had trouble.

"My money has been used up and my friends【3】,” said the young man. "What should I do now?"

"Don't worry, young man," answered Nasreddin. "Everything【4】all right soon again. Wait and you will feel much happier."

The young man was very glad. "Am I going to get rich again then? " he asked Nasreddin.

"No, I didn't mean that," said the old man. "I meant that you would soon get used to being poor and【5】no friends."

—You’re welcome.

A. more beautiful and more

B. more beautiful and more beautiful

C. beautifuler and beautifuler

D. more and more beautiful

— . He went there to attend a meeting last week.

A. No, he hasn’t B. Yes, he has

C. No, he isn’t D. Yes, he is