A new term has begun. Teachers are __36__ about the fact that new students are not easy to handle. They like to bring cellphones and MP3 players to school. What is __37__, some students even use cellphones to do with out-of-class matters in class, or sometimes just for fun. Some other students listen to MP3 players when they are having a lesson that they are not interested in.

Are these new students really that __38__? ‘Yes,’ says Delaney Kirk, a professor at Drake University. __39__ she adds it’s not their fault. Instead, the things that they bring into school --- cellphones, MP3 players and so on --- and the teachers are to blame. Kirk first began thinking about students’ manners six years ago. ‘I had my first class in which students were sleeping or talking to each other. It seemed that learning well __40__ nothing to do with them,’ she says. ‘At first, I got worried about this, but then I said to myself, “You’re teaching __41__, and you need to manage this … These students need to know more about manners. It’s time to help them develop some good __42__. They shouldn’t waste time doing nothing when they are young. Sooner or later, they might regret the time they have wasted.”’

Kirk also __43__ a list of suggestions to help teachers better manage their classes. The following are among her suggestions:

l     Tell students how they will benefit by taking the class. On the first day of class, emphasize its importance __44__ giving some homework that students must turn in next time.

l     Do not allow them to bring cellphones and MP3 players to the class at all.

l     Decide __45__ formal and informal the class will be.

1.	A．excited B．worried C．surprised D．interested

 

2.	A．bad B．worse C．good D．better

 

3.	A．rude B．polite C．friendly D．curious

 

4.	A．But B．However C．And D．Therefore

 

5.	A．learned B．did C．had D．shared

 

6.	A．management B．English C．Chinese D．lessons

 

7.	A．ideas B．speeches C．habits D．classes

 

8.	A．makes B．brings C．gets D．takes

 

9.	A．of B．on C．a(chǎn)t D．by

 

10.	A．what B．how C．which D．why

 

DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programmes show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK----“As Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge number of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions. Many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
Therefore , DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.
【小題1】How do many English people spend their hoildays to the passage?

A．Making their homes beautiful.

B．Visiting their friends.

C．Travelling all over the world

D．Making a lot of money

【小題2】Why do English people like DIY?

A．Many stores sell DIY things.

B．DIY can bring them fun.

C．TV programmes teach them to DIY

D．All DIY projects are easy.

【小題3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．DIY is a waste of money.

B．it is always difficult to DIY.

C．We should be careful while doing DIY.

D．It is very safe for us to DIY.

【小題4】In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means      .

A．We can eat everything we like.

B．We should do something difficult.

C．We do something that is too difficult.

D．We eat too much food that is not safe.

DIY, which means Do It Yourself, is quite popular in UK. Lots of stores and supermarkets sell DIY things. TV programmes show people how to DIY.
English people like DIY. There is a saying in UK----“As Englishman’s home is his castle”. Huge number of people spend their holidays making their homes beautiful “castles”. If there is anything that needs fixing around their homes, such as painting the walls or putting in a new shower, they will do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people have discovered the joy of DIY. Sometimes people also DIY for saving money. With the economic downturn at present, many people can not afford a big house. They are looking at how they can make their house better without spending a lot of money. It is not surprising that DIY is so popular.
DIY can be difficult. There is a huge market for DIY furniture which people need to get together themselves with a few basic tools. However, people often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture because they can’t understand the instructions. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture itself is difficult to build. One thing is for sure, though most DIY projects are started with the best intentions. Many of them may not get finished. DIY can also be dangerous. For example, anything electrical should be done by a professional worker. Unluckily, many people don’t care about this warning and put themselves in danger. It is reported that in just one year over 230,000 people were hurt while doing DIY in UK, including 41,000 who fell off ladders.
Therefore , DIY can bring us fun and help us save money, but it is not always as easy as it is thought to be if we bite off more than we can chew. Maybe factories should make products that are easier and safer for us to DIY.
【小題1】How do many English people spend their hoildays to the passage?

A．Making their homes beautiful.

B．Visiting their friends.

C．Travelling all over the world

D．Making a lot of money

【小題2】Why do English people like DIY?

A．Many stores sell DIY things.

B．DIY can bring them fun.

C．TV programmes teach them to DIY

D．All DIY projects are easy.

【小題3】What can we learn from the passage?

A．DIY is a waste of money.

B．it is always difficult to DIY.

C．We should be careful while doing DIY.

D．It is very safe for us to DIY.

【小題4】In the passage, “we bite off more than we can chew” probably means      .

A．We can eat everything we like.

B．We should do something difficult.

C．We do something that is too difficult.

D．We eat too much food that is not safe.