五、词语运用。
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As prices and building costs keep rising, the "do-it-yourself" trend (趋势) in the US continues to grow q 1.
John got married six m 2 ago, and like many young people these days, he and his wife are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. "We needed furniture for our living room, b 3 we didn't have enough money. So we decided to try making tables and chairs on our own instead of p 4 someone else to do it," said John. And then John t 5 a one-week DIY course at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield works as h 6 as he can to support a big family of six. Last month, he r 7 a car repair bill. It came to 420. "I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course and I can fix the car by m 8."
John and Jim are not alone. Most people in the country are doing everything they can to s 9 money and fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIYer, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell them h 10 they can do things by themselves.
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六、完形填空。(2025·江苏宿迁宿豫区期中)
When I was young, I was interested in food, both eating and cooking it. But my mother never let me get into the 1.
It was an early morning. My mother went shopping 2 my sister was still sleeping. "Time to start!" I told 3.
As I didn't have breakfast, I decided to start my first try as a 4 by making an omelette (煎蛋卷).
I 5 an egg, some tomatoes and onions. Then I washed and 6 the tomatoes and onions. At this time, something 7 happened—I cut my finger. Ouch!
The small accident (事故) didn't 8 me and I went on cooking my omelette. I tried three times to break the egg 9 a bowl. The spices (香料) were the next. I put all the things in the bowl together. Then I put them in a big frying pan (煎锅).
10 went well. Suddenly, I found that I didn't get a 11 to turn over the omelette in the frying pan. Soon, I 12 all over the kitchen to look for the spatula. 13, I found the spatula and turned over the omelette quickly. I made it! I felt really 14 when I saw the omelette.
My first experience of cooking turned out to be 15. It gave me the courage (勇气) to cook more dishes.
()1. A. restaurant
B. factory
C. kitchen
D. hall
()2. A. and
B. but
C. or
D. then
()3. A. herself
B. himself
C. yourself
D. myself
()4. A. cook
B. driver
C. teacher
D. doctor
()5. A. took away
B. took out
C. took up
D. took off
()6. A. took up
B. dressed up
C. cut up
D. made up
()7. A. exciting
B. unlucky
C. interesting
D. boring
()8. A. improve
B. question
C. move
D. stop
()9. A. on
B. for
C. into
D. to
()10. A. None
B. Someone
C. Nothing
D. Everything
()11. A. knife
B. plate
C. spatula (锅铲)
D. bowl
()12. A. flew
B. slept
C. shopped
D. ran
()13. A. Quietly
B. Differently
C. Finally
D. Loudly
()14. A. happy
B. sad
C. interested
D. bored
()15. A. wrong
B. nice
C. poor
D. terrible