As prices and building costs keep rising , the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend(趨勢(shì))in the USA continues to grow .
“We needed furniture for our living rooms ,” says John Ross , “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it . So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs .” John got married six months ago , and like many young people these days , they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high .The Rosses took a 2-week course for $280 at a night school .Now they make all their furniture and repairs around the house .
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife has died .He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe making factory .Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420 . “I was deeply upset about it .Now I’ve finished a car repair course .I should be able to fix the car by myself .”
John and Jim are not unusual people .Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a “do-it-yourself”, you can go to DIY classes .And for those who don’t have time to take a course, there are books that tell them how they can do things themselves.

  1. 1.

    We can learn from the passage that many newly married people ______ .

    1. A.
      take DIY courses run by the government
    2. B.
      have to learn to make their own furniture
    3. C.
      find it hard to pay for what they need
    4. D.
      seldom go to a supermarket to buy things
  2. 2.

    John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to _______ .

    1. A.
      run a DIY shop
    2. B.
      save time and money
    3. C.
      make or repair things
    4. D.
      improve their life
  3. 3.

    When the writer says that Jim has a full-time job at home ,he means Jim___ .

    1. A.
      makes shoes in his home
    2. B.
      does extra work at night
    3. C.
      repairs his own car at home
    4. D.
      keeps house and looks after his children
  4. 4.

    Jim Hatfield decided to become a do-it-yourself when he found _____ .

    1. A.
      his car repairs cost too much
    2. B.
      the car repair class was not helpful
    3. C.
      he could not possibly do two jobs
    4. D.
      he had to raise the children all by himself
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