Question

【題目】 As prices and building costs keep rising, the "do-it-yourself" trend（趨勢）in the US continues to grow.

"We needed furniture for our living room," says John Ross, "and we just didn't have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and c_______." John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, he and his wife struggle to make a home at a time w_______ the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week DIY course for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs a_______ the house.

Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home, as w_______ 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 c_______ to save money so they can fight the high c_______ of living. If you want to become a "do-it-yourself" expert, you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things by y_______.

【1】________

【2】________

【3】________

【4】________

【5】________

【6】________

【7】________

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】chairs

【2】when

【3】around

【4】well

【5】can

【6】cost

【7】yourself

【解析】

隨著價格和建筑成本的不斷上漲，美國的“自己動手”趨勢繼續(xù)增長，作者主要列舉了兩個家庭為了節(jié)約費用而動手自制用品。

【1】句意：所以我們決定試著做幾張桌椅。

根據(jù)上文We needed furniture for our living room需要家具，結合首字母提示，可知此處指桌椅，chair椅子，根據(jù)數(shù)量a few可知填寫復數(shù)，故填chairs。

【2】句意：他和他的妻子在生活成本很高的時候，為安家而苦苦掙扎。

根據(jù)上文he and his wife struggle to make a home at a time可知此處指在那個時候生活成本在增長，when代替指前面的時間at a time，故填when。

【3】句意：現(xiàn)在他們把所有的家具都造好，并在房子周圍修繕。

make repairs修繕，根據(jù)上文他們剛剛辛苦成家，可知此處指圍繞房子進行修繕，around環(huán)繞，在周圍，結合句意及首字母提示，故填around。

【4】句意：他在家和制鞋廠都有一份全職工作。

as well as此外，還；此處指他不僅要顧家而且還要在鞋廠工作，結合首字母提示，故填well。

【5】句意：這個國家的大多數(shù)家庭都在盡其所能地省錢。

they c___5___作everything的定語，指為了省錢做他們能做的事情，can能，結合首字母提示，故填can。

【6】句意：以便能與高昂的生活費用作斗爭。

根據(jù)Most families in the country are doing everything they c___5___ to save money可知此處表示為了與高昂的生活費作斗爭，cost費用，結合首字母提示，故填cost。

【7】句意：有些書會告訴你如何自己動手。

by oneself 靠自己；此處主語是you，所以反身代詞用yourself，結合句意及首字母提示，故填yourself。