四、阅读短文,在文中空白处填入1个适当的单词,或用括号内所给单词的正确形式填空。
As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” trend (趋势) in the US continues to grow ______1______ (quick).
John got married six ______2______ (month) 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, ______3______ we didn't have enough money. So we decided to try making tables and chairs on our own instead of ______4______ (pay) someone else to do it,” said John. And then John took ______5______ one-week DIY course at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield works as ______6______ (hard) as he can to support a big family of six. He has a full-time job in a shoe making factory. Last month, he ______7______ (receive) a car repair bill of 420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I've finished a car repair course and I can fix the car by ______8______ (I).”
John and Jim are not alone. Most people in the country are doing everything they can ______9______ (save) money and fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIYer, you can go to DIY classes. And ______10______ those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell them how they can do things themselves.
1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

五、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 (碗). 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 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