What's DIY？It （1）CC"do-it-yourself".DIY started in the 1960s in the west.In western countries，it was very expensive for people to （2）DD someone to repair or decorate （装饰） their houses. （3）AApeople tried to do most things around the house themselves.An English TV host named Barry Bucknell made it more and more popular （4）BBpeople.Now people can do DIY about many things.
Why do more and more people like doing DIY？There are some（5）DD.When you do DIY，you often（6）AAsome money.It may take you some time to do it yourself，but you（7）BB spend any money asking someone else to do it for you.DIY makes you special too.Use your mind and try to make（8）CCgreat with your two hands.Your DIY things will make you more（9）AA among friends.They are just（10）DDyou want and need.
What's more，DIY makes you feel great about（11）CC.When you do DIY，it's just a kind of exercise to keep（12）BB.And it makes you feel close to nature and enjoy the happiness of work.（13）AA，it makes you be serious about your work and stop thinking about anything unhappy.This way，you'll feel relaxed.
For parents，DIY is a great way to teach children.As children do DIY，they learn some things they can't learn in books.They can learn some life skills that are（14）DD for their future，too.
In a word，DIY is（15）CCstaying with us because we really need it in life.
| （1） | A．deals with | B．believes in | C．stands for | D．sticks to |
| （2） | A．drive | B．find | C．interview | D．pay |
| （3） | A．So | B．If | C．Although | D．Unless |
| （4） | A．about | B．among | C．for | D．with |
| （5） | A．characters | B．instruments | C．stories | D．reasons |
| （6） | A．save | B．lose | C．steal | D．waste |
| （7） | A．mustn't | B．needn't | C．can't | D．shouldn't |
| （8） | A．anything | B．everything | C．something | D．nothing |
| （9） | A．popular | B．ugly | C．strict | D．tidy |
| （10） | A．who | B．which | C．why | D．what |
| （11） | A．myself | B．themselves | C．yourself | D．herself |
| （12） | A．stressed | B．healthy | C．worried | D．bored |
| （13） | A．Also | B．However | C．Instead | D．Anyway |
| （14） | A．meaningless | B．painful | C．uneasy | D．helpful |
| （15） | A．never | B．hardly | C．always | D．seldom |
【答案】C；D；A；B；D；A；B；C；A；D；C；B；A；D；C
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