As prices and building costs keep rising, the &ldquo;do-it-yourself&rdquo; (DIY) is getting more and more popular in the...

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As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself” (DIY) is getting more and more popular in the USA.
“We needed furniture for our living room,”says John Rose,”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 Roses took a 2-week courses for ＄280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house.
Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has much work at home as well as a job in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for＄420. "I was deeply unhappy 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.

（1）、 Many newly married people in the USA ______.

A、find it hard to pay for what they need B、must take some courses C、have to learn to make their own furniture D、seldom go to a shop to buy things.

（2）、John and his wife went to evening classes to learn how to ______.

A、make furniture B、make or repair things C、improve the quality of life D、save time and money

（3）、Jim Hatfield's job is to ______.

A、make shoes at home B、do housework in a shoe factory C、run a shoe-making factory at home D、work in a shoe factory

（4）、Jim decided to become a DIY when ______.

A、he enjoyed doing everything by himself B、he becomes an unusual person C、his car repairs cost very much D、he car repair class wasn't helpful

（5）、Which of the following statement is right?

A、If you want to become a DIY, you can only go to DIY classes. B、People who take DIY courses are quite different from the others. C、DIY is becoming more and more popular because of the raising living cost. D、Most families in the country are doing everything because they enjoy the life style.

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Jeans have become one piece of clothing worn by the most people in the world. Everybody wears them, from the farmer to the lawyer and from models to housewives. But why have jeans become so popular？You'll get many answers. For some people they look cool, for others jeans are just comfortable.
      Jeans were first stronger trousers made for farm workers in the states of the American west. In the eastern part of the US jeans were hardly worn at all. They were connected with farm people and the workers. So the rich wouldn't like to wear them.
    It was James Dean and Marlon Brando that made them popular in movies and everyone started to wear them. They were a symbol of the rebellion of young people during the 1950s and 1960s. So these new trousers were not allowed in American schools and sometimes in theatres and cinemas. As time went on，jeans became more acceptable. American people in Europe and Japan often wore them when they were not on duty to show that they were Americans. The trousers showed the world a happier way of life, something that people needed, especially after what they had gone through in World War II.
     Jeans had other advantages as well. They didn't need to be washed as often as other trousers and women didn't need to iron them. This became more important as more and more women started working and had less time for housework.
    Today jeans are an important part of our lives. They are always washed a few times before they are sold to give them a faded look.

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The 2017 Fortune Global Forum (财富全球论坛) was held in Guangzhou from December 6 to 8, 2017 for the first time with the theme of "Openness and Innovation: Shaping the Global Economy". This is the fifth Fortune Global Forum held in China. Since its beginning in 1995, the Fortune Global Forum has been providing chances for CEOs of the world's most important companies and world leaders to get together and discuss matters about international business.

There are several reasons why Guangzhou was chosen as the host city for the 2017 Fortune Global Forum. First, Guangzhou is the capital of Guangdong Province which is historically an active centre for free trade. Guangdong Province is also the most populous (人口稠密的) province in China with a population of 110 million, bigger than that of any other province in China. What's more, more than half of the Fortune Global 500 companies have already set up branch offices (分公司) in Guangzhou.

Hosting the 2017 Fortune Global Forum also brings benefits to Guangzhou. First, it will help change the city into a high-level technology centre in the future. Moreover, it will attract more companies to invest and develop in Guangzhou and Guangzhou can take the chance to encourage local companies to go global and deepen cooperation with companies from all over the world.

Great effort was made in order to make the event a success. For example, a total of 1,200 volunteers were chosen mostly from universities to serve the 2017 Fortune Global Forum. Training courses were also carried out to prepare volunteers for their jobs. They even had a volunteer's song. The lyrics and music of the song was written by the famous lyricist Zhong Shan and composer Wang Xiaosong. The official version of the song was sung by famous singers Wang Chenrui and Wang Sulong.

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"Cool" is a word with many meanings. Its old meaning is used to express a temperature that is a little cold. When the word is changing, the word has different meanings.

"Cool" can be used to express feelings of interest in almost anything.

When you see a famous car in the street, maybe you will say, "It's cool." You may think "He's so cool" when you see your favorite footballer.

We all maximize(扩大)the meaning of "cool". You can use it instead of many words such as "new" or "surprising". Here's an interesting story we can use to show the way the word is used. A teacher asked her students to write about the waterfall they visited last week. On one student's paper was just the one sentence, "It's cool." Maybe he thought it was the best way to show what he saw and felt.

But the story also shows a scarcity(缺乏) of words. Without "cool", some people have no words to show the same meaning. So it is quite important to keep some credibility(可信性).Can you think of many other words that make your life as colorful as the word "cool" can? And I think they are also very cool.

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I feel happy when I spend time with my family. Every time I feel sad, I skate with my sister, go shopping with my parents, or play computer games with my brother. If someone is unhappy, I just tell them jokes to make them laugh. It always works.

—David, 16

In my mind, happiness comes when I make my dream come true or when someone tells me how much I mean to them. When my mother is sad, I always cook a nice meal for her.

—Joe,16

For me, reading an interesting book or having fun with my friends can make me happy. I like playing the piano, and I hope other people will become happy after they hear me play the piano.

—Wendy, 15

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March 14 is a great day for fans of maths. It is celebrated as Pi(π) Day, a day to celebrate the number that many people know very well. The date copies from the first three numbers of Pi(π). March is the third month and the 14th means one and four. Altogether it is 3.14. Pi(π) comes wherever there are circles(圆). Pi has been known for thousands of years and gets its name from a Greek letter, n. The Greeks are believed to be the earliest to use the letter in maths. The first Pi Day was celebrated on March 14,1988.

San Francisco's Exploratorium Science Museum started the event. The museum marks the day with a daylong celebration. March 14 is also the birthday of the famous scientist Albert Einstein. Princeton University, where Einstein lived for many years, celebrates Pi Day as well. March 14,2009, was celebrated as National Pi Day. And March 14,2019 also marked the one- year anniversary(周年纪念[1]) of the death of Stephen Hawking. And how do people celebrate the Pi(π) Day? Maybe you can try these ideas:

Eat or make different kinds of pies(for example, apple pies, cherry pies, and even pizza pies);

Celebrate the day with a pie cut using the mathematical constant(常数) of Pi(π);

Discuss the importance of the letter π;

Watch Life of Pi in cinemas;

Look for the number 3.14 in every place(such as prices and street numbers).

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