C. does not lead a very busy life.

D. rarely leaves the UK.

5. Which of the following statement is true?

A. She talks about her hopes for the future every day.

B. Princess Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II in 1960.

C. She has been on the throne for more than forty years.

D. Lots of people in Britain depreciate her.

B

Saving money is a golden rule in everyday life. And in the western countries it is especially obvious. As prices and building costs keep rising, the "do-it-yourself" (DIY) trend in the US continues to grow.

"We need furniture for our living room", says John Rose, "and we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try to 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 Roses 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 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 do to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a DIY, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who didn't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.

6. It can be inferred that many newly married people _________________.

A. find it hard to pay for what they need B. seldom go to a department store to buy things

C. have to learn how to make their own furniture D. must take some courses to better their life

7. John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to______________.

A. make furniture B. improve the quality of life

C. make or repair things D. save money and time

8. What does the sentence "He has a full time job at home" mean?

A. Jim makes shoes in his home B. Jim needs to do housework and looks after his children

C. Jim does some extra work at home D. Jim runs a shoe-making factory at home

9. Jim decided to become a DIY when ________.

A. he had to raise the children all by himself B. he becomes an unusual person

C. the car repair class wasn't helpful D. his car repairs cost very much

10. According to the text, many US citizens want to become DIYs mainly in order to ________.

A. improve themselves B. save money

C. attract government's attention D. show their anger

C

People are divided into two groups in the world. Though each of them has equal degree of health and wealth and other comforts of life, one becomes happy and the other becomes unhappy. This arises from the different ways in which they consider things, persons, events and the resulting effects upon their minds.

People who are to be happy fix their attention on the convenience of things: the pleasant parts