Last week I visited my friend Pete in the new home where he lives with hi
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used to spend his holidays travelling the world, visiting the pyramids in Egypt or scuba diving(潜水) in the
Caribbean. Nowadays he prefers to spend his holidays and weekends making his house look more
beautiful. Like hundreds of thousands of other British people, he has discovered the joy of DIY (Do It
Yourself), which means if there are any things that need fixing around the house, he will try to do the job
himself.
As he showed me the new kitchen he put together by himself and the newly painted walls, I asked
Pete where he got his inspiration (灵感) from. He told me that his favorite source of ideas was a DIY
program on TV.
This got me thinking about the great popularity of DIY programs in the UK. Each major channel has at least one home or garden improving show and there’s even a satellite channel completely about the
subject.
I guess it is not really surprising that DIY programs are so popular. Two common sayings in Britain－ ‘an Englishman’s home is his castle’ and ‘there’s no place like home’－show how important our houses are to us. With the present economic downturn, many people can’t afford to buy a gigger house so they
are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. DIY is the perfect
choice.
But be careful! I read a report that said over 230,000 people were injured while doing home
improvements in the UK in just one year, including 41,000 who fell off ladders(梯子) and 5,800 who were seriously hurt by hammers. So I won’t be going down to the hardware store.
1. How did Pete spend his holiday in the past?
A. Visiting his friends.
B. Diving.
C. Travelling around the world.
D. Making his house beautiful.
2. Which might NOT be shown in a DIY program on TV?
A. Scuba diving
B. A garden improving feature.
C. Home improvements.
D. Fixing things in kitchens
3. Which is NOT the reason why DIY is popular among British people?
A. They enjoy DIY.
B. They want to make their houses better themselves.
C. They can improve their houses without spending much money.
D. They want to be on TV.
4. At the end of the article the writer wants us to remember _____.
A. not to go to the hardware store
B. to be careful not to get hurt while doing DIY
C. to keep watching DIY on TV while drinking a nice cup of tea
D. not to climb ladders or use hammers
5. It can be inferred from the article that _____.
A. people in the UK like DIY more than people in other countries
B. DIY programs are the most popular in the UK
C. home is the most important place to the English
D. British people can’t afford to buy houses during the economic downturn
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heard excited voices and the noisy music. Luckily he had ___1___ some work home from the office,
___2___ he kept himself busy for a couple of hours, thus managing to pay no attention to the noise
___3___ . But by eleven o"clock he felt ___4___ and was ready to go to bed, though from his earlier
experience he knew it was ___5___ trying to get to sleep. He undressed and lay for a while on the bed,
trying to read, but he___6___ himself reading the same page over and over again. He then turned off the
light and ___7___ his head in the pillow(枕头). But ___8___ he could not shut off the ___9___ ,finally
after ___10____ seemed hours his___11___ was gone.
He jumped out of bed, __12__ some clothing, marched ___13___ up the stairs and walked into his
neighbor"s flat. The owner of the flat, who ___14___ him in his dressing gown(睡衣) came ___15___ the
room and__16___ Mr. Wood could say anything, cried "My dear fellow, come and ___17___. I know
our parties ____18___ you. I meant to send you ___19___." Mr. Wood"s anger disappeared then and
there. He said "I"d better go and get __20_." Minutes later, he returned properly dressed, only tofind that
the party was nearly over.
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| One day, when old Jacob and little Jacoble were walking home, the sun began to go down. Old Jacob was thinking of his house and little Jacoble didn"t know wh  at to think. Then he thought of a wonderful idea, and he cried, "Jacob! Do  you know what I saw yesterday? I saw a green rabbit. It was flying in the air and it was so big, even bigger than an elephant!" "You saw that with your own eyes?" asked old Jacob. "Of course I did," said Jacoble proudly. "It"s a good thing that you really saw that big, flying, green rabbit," said old Jacob, "because that old bridge we are going to walk over is a very strange one. As soon as anyone who hasn"t told the truth comes on it, the bridge breaks in two." They continued walking. "Jacob," said Jacoble a little later, "you know that big, green, flying rabbit I saw yesterday ... Well, it wasn"t really flying, and ... it wasn"t quite as big as an elephant ... but it was very big, about the size of a horse!" "Big as a horse?" asked Jacob as they got closer to the bridge and little Jacoble began not to feel so well. "Jacob," said Jacoble. "That big, green rabbit I saw yesterday, well, I had something in my eye and so I couldn"t see that well. It wasn"t a very big rabbit but it was green. Yes, that"s what it was - all green!" Old Jacob didn"t say a word. He just walked over the bridge. But Jacoble didn"t go after him because he was afraid and he knew why he was afraid. He st  ood at the bridge and said, "Oh, Jacob! You knowthat rabbit I saw yesterday. It wasn"t green. No. It was just a little, brown rabbit." Then he was not afraid of anything any more and he ran happily over the bridge. | ||||||||||||||||
| 1. We know from the text that the story happened ______. | ||||||||||||||||
| A. in the morning B. inthe afternoon C. at dusk (黄昏) D. at midnight | ||||||||||||||||
| 2. Jacob considered Jacoble"s story ______. | ||||||||||||||||
| A. humorous B. interesting C. frightening D. unbelievable | ||||||||||||||||
| 3. Why did little Jacoble change his story again and again? | ||||||||||||||||
| A. Because he was afraid of falling into the river. B. Because he tried to persuade Jacob to believe it. C. Because he wanted to frighten Jacob. D. Because he didn"t remember the story clearly. | ||||||||||||||||
| 4. What lesson can we learn from the text? | ||||||||||||||||
| A. A lie will never be known. B. True friends don"t cheat each other. C. Telling lies makes one suffer from fears. D. Making up a story is lying. | ||||||||||||||||
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| One day about ten years ago, while 1 (work) at the cash register in the gift shop at my university, I saw an old couple come in 2 a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked 3 (close) at this girl, l found that she was almost set on her chair. I then realized she had no arms or legs, just a head, neck and upper body. The little girl 4 (dress) in a white skirt. When the couple wheeled her up to me, I turned my head to the girl. As I took the money from her grandparents I looked back at the girl, who was giving me the brightest and largest smile I have 5 seen. All of a sudden her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl, 6 smile just melted me 7 almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of 8 life is all about. She took me from a poor, unhappy college student and brought me into her world: a world of smiles, love and 9 (warm). I"m a successful business person now and whenever I get down and think about the troubles of the world, I think about that little girl and the remarkable (非凡的) lesson about life that she taught 10 . | ||||||||||||||||
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| In a small village, there lived a potter(陶工)who had a donkey(驴). Every day his donkey would carry soil from the 1 to his house. Since the field was quite 2 off, the potter would rest under a tree midway, 3 his donkey nearby. One day, the potter 4 to take the rope with which he tied the donkey every day. When he reached the 5 , he thought, "How do I tie this donkey today? He might 6 if I sleep." The potter decided to lie down holding the donkey"s 7 while sleeping. But this way the donkey wasn"t 8 nor was the potter able to take a good rest. A saint(圣人), who 9 to be passing by, saw the potter holding on to the donkey"s ears. When the potter told the saint what the 10 was, he said, "Take the donkey to the place where you tie him every day. 11 to tie him using an imaginary rope. He won"t run away." The potter did what the saint had said. He left the donkey and went to take a 12 . When he woke up, to his 13 and relief, he found the donkey standing in the 14 place. Soon the potter prepared to leave for home. 15 the donkey didn"t move. "What"s wrong with the donkey?!" 16 the potter in frustration(懊恼). 17 , the potter saw the wise saint again. He ran up to the saint and told him about the donkey"s 18 behavior. The saint said, "You tied up the donkey, but did you untie him? Go and pretend(假装) to untie the rope." The potter 19 the saint"s advice. Now the donkey was ready to leave for home. The potter understood that donkey was a 20 donkey. The potter thanked the wise saint and went home happily with his donkey. | ||||||||||||||||
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