四、完形填空。〔人与自我——做人与做事〕
Yang Chen works for a computer company in Beijing. He 1 his work, but it is hard for him to relax after work. One day, when he saw many toy dogs in a toy shop, he had a(n) 2. "Why not do some kinds of things to 3?" Then he began to make model planes, model ships and 4 else. He is very interested in making things because it brings him a lot of fun and 5 his life colourful.
More and more young people like Yang are making things by 6. It may 7 a lot of time, but some people, now known as DIYers, enjoy doing it very much. 8 do they like DIY? Firstly, they do it for 9. Secondly, they think it helps them save 10. Thirdly, it can improve people's manual dexterity(动手能力) and creativity. 11, it is a good way to protect the environment. It is a kind of green life.
12, DIY is not a new thing in China. It was once a 13 of life in the past. During the 1960s and 1970s, when there were not enough things for people to live on, they had to 14 their own hands to do many things. 15 they needed something, they had to do it themselves.
1. A. hates
B. enjoys
C. misses
D. loses
2. A. look
B. tip
C. message
D. idea
3. A. relax
B. cook
C. help
D. celebrate
4. A. everything
B. nothing
C. something
D. anything
5. A. gets
B. leaves
C. puts
D. makes
6. A. himself
B. herself
C. themselves
D. myself
7. A. spend
B. take
C. lose
D. fill
8. A. Why
B. How
C. When
D. Where
9. A. living
B. fun
C. health
D. exercise
10. A. money
B. time
C. water
D. food
11. A. Probably
B. Weekly
C. Finally
D. Seriously
12. A. In the beginning
B. In common
C. In need
D. In fact
13. A. step
B. habit
C. programme
D. hobby
14. A. sell
B. cut
C. forget
D. use
15. A. If
B. Until
C. Before
D. After

1. B 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. B 10. A 11. C 12. D 13. B 14. D 15. A