先通读下面的短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母，在空格内填入一个适当的单词，使短文意思完整。所填单词必须在答题卷上完整写出。
DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in the UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programs show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. If there is anything that needs fixing (修理) around their homes, such as p 1. the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY e 2. with their friends. More and more people are fond of DIY and have d 3. the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. At present, many people can’t a 4. a big house. They are looking at how they can make their houses better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a large market for DIY furniture (家具) which needs to be got together by people themselves w 5. a few tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions (指令). Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture i 6. is difficult to build. DIY can also be dangerous if you are not careful enough. It is r 7. that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in the UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
DIY can bring us a lot of f 8. and can help us save some money, but it is not always as easy as it is t 9. to be if we do something that is too hard. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and s 10. for us to DIY.
1.painting
2.experience
3.discovered
4.afford
5.with
6.itself
7.reported
8.fun
9.thought
10.safer
【解析】
试题分析：本文介绍的是DIY在英国广受欢迎，而且在各种场合有着广泛的运用；但是又举例说明了生活中由于自制一些家具时所存在的潜在危险因素是值得我们大家引以为戒的，并且通过活生生的例子说明了事态的严重性。
1.家庭内部的修饰或者是装饰，结合后面的宾语the walls可知应该指的是粉刷墙壁等活计，参照or后面的putting in可知应用动词的ing形式；故答案为painting。
2.本句考查share sth with sb意为“与某人分享某物”，即他们与朋友分享自己动手做事情的经历；故答案为experience
3.越来越多的人喜欢自己动手制作东西并且发现了这种制作的快乐。故答案为discovered
4.根据前面一句Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. 可知，目前在英国买房是许多人承受不起的；故答案为afford
5.有一个自制家具的大型市场，需要人们自己集中起来并且要借助一些工具来完成，with表示“用，使用，借助”；故答案为with
6.有时操作说明很简单清晰，但是家具自身制作起来却不是那么简单。Itself为反身代词修饰the furniture，做the furniture的同位语；故答案为itself
7.本句是列举的报道中的一些危险案例和事件，人数之多是超出大家的预料的，it isreported that意为“据报道”；故答案为reported
8.根据上文的have discovered the joy of DIY可知，它可以为我们带来欢乐，使我们节省钱；故答案为fun
9.如果我们制作一些比较难的事物，它并不总是像我们想象的那样简单，it is thought意为“据认为，被认为”；故答案为thought
10.或许工厂应该生产一些对我们手工制作来说更简单、更容易的产品。故答案为safer
考点：短文填空。
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