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江苏省泗阳县实验初级中学2018-2019学年八年级上学期英语期中考试试卷
What is DIY? Why do many people like it? Yang Chen works for a computer business in Beijing. He enjoys his work, but it is not easy for him to relax(放松) after work. One day when he saw many toy dogs in a toy shop, he had an idea. "Why not make them myself?" Then he began to make model planes, model ships and something else. He was interested in it because it brings him lots of fun and makes life colourful. So what is DIY? Yes, it is making or creating (创造) things by yourselves, with your own hands.
It may take much time, but some people, now known as DIYers—do-it-yourselfers, enjoy doing it very much. They enjoy it because it is fun. And they also say it helps them save money, too. What's more, they think it is a good way to protect the environment (环境). It is a kind of green life. In fact, DIY is not a modern thing in China. Many people remember when it was once a way of life in the past. During the 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough living things for people to live on, they had to use their own hands to do many things. If you wanted something, you had to do it yourself, and if you needed something, you made it yourself.
Times have changed and DIY also has different meanings.
What is DIY | It is making or creating things by |
Why do people like DIY | It is fun. It helps people money. And it is a kind of life. |
Chinese people's memory (记忆)about DIY | DIY is not a modern thing in China. It was once a of life. People had to choose DIY there were not enough living things. They had to do many things their hands. |
Yang Chen's story | Yang Chen works for a business in Beijing. It is for him to relax after work. He had the idea of DIY and soon was in it. DIY brings him fun and makes life |
English is the first language of several countries. However, it has many differences. British, American, and South African English are all spoken differently. In many English language courses, the British and American differences are taught. There are important differences between the two.
Probably the biggest difference between American and British English is the vocabulary. Different words and expressions are used to talk about the same thing. For example, in the United States, people throw their garbage into the trash can. In England, people throw their rubbish into the dustbin. In Britain, people take a lift to the fifth floor. In America, people take an elevator.
American and British grammar can be also different. For example, speakers of British English will ask "What did you do at the weekend?", but Americans usually say "on the weekend." In the United States people usually say "I've gotten a new car.", but in the UK they will say "I've just got a new car."
The pronunciation in American and British English is also different, even when the spelling is the same. The word "tomato"—pronounced "to-mah-to" in British English—is a classic example of this.Vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation are three ways English is different in different parts of the world.
Learning all these is not easy, so English learners should just know that they are always there.
Differences |
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Br E |
Am E |
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Vocabulary |
●Throw the rubbish into the dust-bin ●Take a{#blank#}1{#/blank#} to the fifth floor |
●Throw the garbage into the{#blank#}2{#/blank#} ●Take the elevator |
Grammar |
●At the weekend ●I've just{#blank#}3{#/blank#} a new car. |
●{#blank#}4{#/blank#} the weekend ●I've gotten a new car. |
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} |
Tomato—pronounced "to-mah-to" |
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