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 found the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for s 3. money. At present, many people don’t have enough money to buy a big house. They are looking at how they can make their houses better without s 4.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 clean, but the furniture i 6. is difficult to build. DIY can also be dangerous if you are not c 7. enough. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were h 8. while doing DIY in the UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
DIY can bring us a lot of f 9. and can help us save some money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought 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.saving
4.spending
5.with
6.itself
7.careful
8.hurt
9.fun
10.safer
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试题分析：文章分别对DIY介绍、DIY在英国流行的原因、DIY困难甚至危险的原因进行了分析，进而对DIY提出了合理的建议。
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5.句意：这些家具需要人们自己用工具把它们组合起来。根据句意及首字母此空填with。
6.但家具自身很难构造，根据句意及首字母此空填itself。
7.句意：如果你不足够小心DIY也会很危险，根据句意及首字母提示此空填careful。
8.句意：据报道在英国仅一年就有230,000多人在做DIY时受伤，根据句意及首字母此空填hurt。
9.句意：DIY能给我们带来很多乐趣并且能节省一些钱。根据句意及首字母此空填fun。
10.句意：或许工厂应该制作一些让我们在DIY时更容易和更安全的产品。根据句意及首字母提示此空填safer。
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