外研版九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)上冊(cè)全冊(cè)同步練習(xí)題及參考答案

1、九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)上冊(cè)全冊(cè)同步練習(xí)題及參考答案九年級(jí)英語(yǔ)上冊(cè)同步練習(xí)目錄Module1Wondersoftheworld3Module2Greatbooks11Module3Sportinglife18Module4Greatinventions26Module5Museums34Module6Saveourworld42Module7Australia49Module8Photos57Module9CartoonStories65Module10Fitness74Module11Population82Module12SummerinLA89參考答案97Module2Greatbooks98Modu

2、le3Sportinglife99Module4Greatinventions100Module5Museums101Module6Saveourworld102Module7Australia103Module8Photos105Module9CartoonStories10644Module1Wondersoftheworld學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)語(yǔ)音長(zhǎng)句子的斷句詞匯wonder,band,review,ancient,composition,grade,pyramid,pupil,meeting,call,listenup,event,natural,getoutof,light,reply,clea

3、r,rise,ground,below,edge,ontheedgeof,bottom,atthebottomof,side,disappear,distance,huge,face,height語(yǔ)法時(shí)態(tài)復(fù)習(xí)：一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)，一般過去時(shí)，現(xiàn)在進(jìn)行時(shí)，過去進(jìn)行時(shí)，一般將來時(shí)和現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)功能用語(yǔ)IstheGrandCanyonthegreatestwonderinthenaturalworld?ShesingswiththebandCrazyFeet.We'rehavingameeting.Shewenttoourschool.Itwasraining.I'vewrittendowns

4、omeideas.I'lldoaninterviewwithBeckyWang.文化意識(shí)加深對(duì)中國(guó)自然和人文景觀的認(rèn)識(shí)；了解世界上其他一些國(guó)家的著名奇觀質(zhì)量檢測(cè)一、詞匯A.根據(jù)句意及提示寫出形式正確的單詞。1. Whatyou(do)atsevenyesterdayevening?2. TheGrandCanyonisoneofthe(wonder)ofthenaturalworld.3. I(be)toXinjiangtwice.It'sreallyabeautifulplace.4. WhenI(arrive),itwasraining.5. Someofthepyrami

5、dsareover200feetin.(high).6. Therainstoppedandthesun.(rise).B.用方框中所給單詞的正確形式填空。quickkeepbetalkseemmakeuselaughsayhappyThebestwayoflearningalanguageis1it.ThebestwayoflearningEnglishis2inEnglishasmuchaspossible.Sometimesyou'llgetyourwordsmixedupandpeoplewillnotunderstandyou.Sometimespeoplewillsayth

6、ings3andyoucan'tunderstandthem.Butifyou4yoursenseofhumor,youcanalwayshaveagoodlaughatthemistakesyoumake.Don'tbe5ifpeople6tobelaughingatyourmistakes.It'sbetterforpeople7atyourmistakesthanto8angrywithyou,becausetheydon'tunderstandwhatyou9.ThemostimportantthingforlearningEnglishis:"

7、;Don'tbeafraidofmakingmistakesbecauseeveryone10mistakes.”二、單項(xiàng)選擇1.-Whenyouthecomputer?-Threeyearsago.A.have;boughtB.had;boughtC.do;buyD.did;buy2. Hi,Kate.Youlooktired.What'sthematter?Iwelllastnight.A.didn'tsleepB.don'tsleepC.haven'tsleptD.won'tsleep3. Didanyonethefootballmatch

8、yesterdayevening?Yes,wewon.A.watchB.watchedC.watchesD.watching4. Doyouknowwhereourheadmaster?A.livingB.liveC.livesD.tolive5. It's4o'clock.Theytheircompositions.A.writeB.writesC.wroteD.arewriting6. 一Mymothertodosomeshoppingafterwork.SoamI.A.willgoB.goesC.wentD.isgoing7. Thelittlegirlinthekind

9、ergartenwhenhermothercamein.A.cryB.criesC.wascryingD.iscrying8. Therewillbeaparents'meetingtomorrow.Butmyparentscan'tcomebecausetheytoShandong.A.hasgoneB.havegoneC.hasbeenD.havebeen9. -Hasn'tBettycomeyet?No,Iforherfornearly2hours.A.waitB.waitedC.havewaitedD.hadwaited10. ThestoryinLondonm

10、anyyearsago.A.washappeningB.willhappenC.happenedD.happens11. PeterwasplayingthepianowhileAlice.A.wassingingB.sangC.wouldsingD.singing12. Shetoldmethatshemyauntthenextweek.A.willvisitB.wouldvisitC.isgoingtovisitD.visited13. Who'stakenawaymyEnglishtextbook?A.IhaveB.HehadC.ShedidD.Hetookit14. Mary,

11、couldyouhelpme?Waitamoment.I.A.readabookB.didmyhomeworkC.waswatchingTVD.amcookingdinner15. DoyouknowHuangTingwell?Yes.SheandIfriendssincewemetinWuhanlastsummer.A.madeB.wereC.havebeenD.become三、閱讀理解AHerearesixbusinesscards.Theyarethreepersons'.TheyareAndrewIrvine,SandyWestandEmmaBell.Thecardsonthe

12、leftareoldonesandthecardsontherightarenew.Readthecardsandthenchoosetherightanswers.MORISONBAKER10010200FIFTHAVENUENEWYORK,NYMOREIRVINE10012250MercerStreetNewYork,NYAndrewM.Irvine,LawyerHome:12East23rdStreetNewYork,NY10010(212)555-1819(212)555-2617AndrewM.Irvine,LawyerHome:12East23rdStreetNewYork,NY1

13、0010(212)555-1819SandyA.WestAssistantSalesManager111CommercialStreetSanFrancisco,CA94109(415)772-3622Home:350ArborLaneSanFrancisco,CA94103(415)474-6188SandyA.WestSalesManager111CommercialStreetSanFrancisco,CA94109(415)772-3622Home:350ArborLaneSanFrancisco,CA94103(415)474-6188NorthernUniversityEnglis

14、hLanguageInstituteBoston,MA02115(617)264-3132EmmaB.Bell,AssistantProfessorHome:189WashingtonStreet,Apt.7ABrookline,MA02115(617)347-6661NorthernUniversityEnglishLanguageInstituteBoston,MA02115(617) 264-3132EmmaB.Bell,ProfessorHome:373ParkPlaceBrookline,MA02116(617)525-80541. Ifyouwanttogetsomeadvicea

15、boutlaw,youcanringthenumber.A.(415)772-3622B.(617)264-3132C.(212)555-2617D.(415)474-61882. IfyouwanttovisitProfessorBell'shome,youcangoto.A.WashingtonB.SanFranciscoC.NewYorkD.Brookline3. haven'tchangedtheirplacesofwork.A.SandyWestandEmmaBellB.AndrewIrvineandSandyWestC.EmmaBellandAndrewIrvine

16、D.AndrewIrvine,SandyWestandEmmaBellBIfirststartedplayingthepianowhenIwasthree.Myparentsaremusicians,sotheywerebothveryencouraging.Itwastheirdream,Ithink,toraiseachildwhocouldonedaybecomeaworld-classpianist.Sotheyaskedanexpensivepersonalteachertoteachme,andIpracticedeveryday,sometimesforfiveorsixhour

17、satatime.Despite(盡管)thelonghoursandfrustration(挫折),Ididenjoyit,especiallyatfirst,andIwasgood.Accordingtomyparentsandmyteacher,Iwasreallyexcellent,andIwasontheroadtobecomingaprofessionalmusician,justlikemymotherandfather.Thetroublewas,myheadreallywasn'tinit.Myrealinterestwassomethingquitedifferen

18、tmathematics(maths).Numberswerethethingsthatreallyshonebrightlyinmymind.Ifoundmorebeautyinamathematicalequation(相等),Itoldmyparents,thaninapianosonata(奏鳴曲).SowhenIwenttocollege,Ichosetostudymathematics,notmusic.ThenIgotajob,workingasanaccountant.NowIworkwithnumberseveryday.Myparentscouldn'tunders

19、tand,andevennowIguesstheyarestillangrywithme.TheysayIwastedaspecialgift.ButIstillbelievewhatIdidwasrightforme.1. Itcostthewriter'sparentsalotto.A.helphimwithhislessonsB.raisetheirsontobeanexcellentpianistC.becomeprofessionalmusiciansD.practiceplayingthepiano2. Atfirstwhatthewriterdidshowedthat.A

20、.hewashopefulinmusicB. hehatedplayingthepianoC.hedidn'thaveagiftformusicD.helikedmathematicsbetter3.Thewriter'sparentsfeltverysorryfortheirsonbecausetheythought.A.hisheartwasn'treallyinmusicC. theydidn'tlikehisjobofanaccountantD. hewastedaspecialgiftE. hedidn'trealizehismistake4.

21、Whichisthebesttitleofthisstory?A.NobodyUnderstoodMeB. TheRoadtoMyCareerC. MyParents'DreamD. Don'tBeSorryforMeCMattMasonhasseenthefutureandit'sfun.Masonlikesthinkingabouthowmachinescanmakeourliveseasierbydoingtheworkwehate,suchascleaning.Heshowsahardfloorcleaningsystem（系統(tǒng)）that'sbuilti

22、ntothewall:itwillblowdirttoapartoftheroomwhereitwillbecollectedbyavacuum（吸塵器）.Thenthesystemwilldropsomecleaneronthefloorandanarmwillmop（用拖把擦）itup."Thismaytroubleyou,“saysKara,naMexoerscompany.“Butyoucanprogramittocomeonat3a.m.,anditwilljustwet-mopthefloorforyou.”Whenitcomestothekitchen,BruceBei

23、hoff,anotherexpertatWhirlpool,issurethatinafewyears,robotswillbedoingmostoftheboringwork,freeingustorelax."Morethanjustfun,futurekitchenswillbeenvironmentallyfriendly,hdsays."Anewsystemwillbebuiltinthehousewhichcanrecycleenergy（能量）lostfromyourkitchentomakethewholehomewarm.”TThefridgewillbe

24、thecenterofthehome,"saysDanielLee,amarketexpert.Thefridgewillhaveatouchscreen（觸摸屏幕）whereyoucanwatchTV,surftheInternet,checkyoure-mail,keepashoppinglistandordervegetables."Yourfridgeisthefirstplaceyougointheamorthieglastplaceatnight,“saysLee.Everwonderwhya1.9-metermananda1.6-meterwomanhavet

25、ocookmealsoncounters（工作臺(tái)）ofthesameheight."Theheightwasdecidedover50yearsago,accordingtotheheightofordinarywomen,“saysJaneLangmuir,anexpertofcookingmachines."Buttimeshavechanged.Wehavemadeanewcounterwhereyoupressabuttonanditmovestowhateverheightyouwant."Atthesametime,TedSelkeratMIT'

26、;sCounterlabhasmadetheDishmakerwhichletsyoumakedishesandbowlsoutofplasticsathome.Aftereachmeal,thedishesarechangedstraightbackintoplastics.1. Howmanyinventionsarementionedinthepassage?A.Three.B.Four.C.Five.D.Six.2. Infuture,ifyouwanttocleanyourhouse,youwill.A.havearecyclingsystembuiltinthewallB. get

27、upearlytostartyourcleaningsystemC.useyourfridgetogiveorderstoacleanerD.leavetheworktoakindofcleaningmachine3.Whatisfuturekitchenworklike?A.Terrificandrelaxing.B.Easyandinteresting.C. Enjoyableandexciting.D.Funnyandamazing.4. Fromthepassage,weknow.A.peoplewillhavemoreandmoretimeenjoyingthemselvesB. f

28、uturekitchenscanprovidealltheenergyforourlifeeverydayC. thefridgecanbefoundinthecenterofafuturehouseD. peoplemustbeexpertatcomputerstousetheseinventions四、完形填空Mr.Kleintoldtheclassthatanewstudent,Inez,wouldjointhemsoon.He1thatInezwasdeaf.She“talked"withothersbyusingsignlanguage.Mr.KleinkneWanigna

29、ge,andhedecidedtoteach2studentssothattheycouldalso"talk"withInez.First,theylearnedtosigntheletters.Someletterswerehardto3.Otherletters,suchasC,wereeasierbecausetheshape（形斗大）ofthehandwasthesameastheshapeoftheletter.The4thingtheylearnedwasfingerspelling.Theysignedoneletterafteranothertospell

30、aword.They5withtwo-letterwordssuchas'at'and'on'.ThenwieydspelledFinally,Mr.Kleinshowedthat7onesigncouldbeusedforawholeword.Tomakethesignforthewordfine,apersonspreadsout（張開）thefingersononehand,8thethumb（拇指）tothechest（前胸），andmovesthehandawayfromthechest.Signingisnotjust9withthehands.Ex

31、pressionsonthefacearealso10Thestudentslearnedtosignaquestionmarkbyusingexpressionsontheface.WhenInezfirstenteredtheclassroom,shelooked11.Butthestudentssigned,“Goodmorning,Inez."Shegavetheclassabigsmileandsignedbackatawonderful12"W"1.A.hopedB.saidC.guessedD.thought2.A.hisB.myC.herD.our

32、3.A.spellB.checkC.rememberD.write4.A.firstB.onlyC.lastD.next5. A.metB.startedC.agreedD.helped6. A.newerB.easierC.longerD.nicer7. A.neverB.perhapsC.stillD.just8. A.joinsB.fixesC.touchesD.ties9.A.madeB.doneC.givenD.chosen10.A.importantB.differentC.difficultD.strange11.A.seriousB.surprisedC.frightenedD

33、.nervous12.A.welcomeB.congratulationC.progressD.success五、閱讀與表達(dá)閱讀短文，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容回答問題。JasonQueallyisoneofthefastestmenintheworldonabicycle.Butdoyoureallycallthethinginthepictureabicycle?Well,yes.Jason'shuman-powered（人力的）machine,withitstwowheels,is,ofcourse,abicycle.Everyyear,averyimportanthuman-poweredbi

34、cycleraceisheldinNevada,USA.Thespeedofthebikeismeasured（測(cè)定）foronly200metres,butplayerstakemorethanakilometretogettheirbikesgoingfast.JasonQueally'sfastestspeedforthe200-metreracewas103.5kilometresanhour.Atthisyear'srace,Jasonfailedtoreachthefinishingline.Hewasspeedingalongataboutseventykilom

35、etresanhourwhenhebegantolosecontrol（控制）ofhisbike.Whenhetriedtoslowdown,itbegantosmoke.Soontheinsideofhisbikewasfilledwithsmoke.Hecouldn'tsee,andhecouldn'tbreathe.Atseventykilometresanhour,acrashi（撞擊）couldbeveryserious.Jasonwasfrightened,buthemanagedtostopthebikesafely.Hewouldrepairhisbicycle

36、andtryanothertimetobetheworld'sfastestmanonabike.Betterlucknexttime,Jason.Maybeyou'resurprisedthatthesebikesgosoquickly,butisituseful?Itcouldbe.Carsarebecomingmoreandmorepopular,andtheyareverysafe,comfortableandeasytodrive,buttheyalsopollutetheairinourcities.Scientistsandengineersarelearning

37、fromfastracingbikeshowtomakehuman-poweredvehicles（車輛）thatmightbeusefulfordailytravel.1. IsJason'shuman-poweredmachineabicycle?2. Howoftenisthehuman-poweredbicycleraceheldinNevada?3. DidJasonstophisbikesafelyorwashebadlyhurt?4. Whydidhelosethisyear'srace?5. What'sthebestvehiclefordailytra

38、vellikeaccordingtothewriter?六、根據(jù)中英文提示，完成句子1.他正在寫一篇名為我愛北京”的作文。He"IloveBeijing2I'llBeckyWang.3 .天太黑，他什么也看不見。Itwas.4 .提高英語(yǔ)的最佳途徑之一是參加一個(gè)英語(yǔ)俱樂部。OneofthebestwaystoimproveyourEnglishis.5 .我寫完作業(yè)就去看電影。I'llgotoseethemovie.七、書面表達(dá)根據(jù)中文提示和英文書信內(nèi)容，寫一封意思連貫、符合邏輯、不少于50詞的回信。（信的開頭和結(jié)尾已給出，其字?jǐn)?shù)不計(jì)入所完成的回信內(nèi)）假如你叫李玲，是

39、英國(guó)中學(xué)生露茜的筆友，你收到了她的電子郵件。請(qǐng)根據(jù)她來信的內(nèi)容寫一封回信。針對(duì)她的困惑，談?wù)勀愕目捶?，同時(shí)提出一些建議，告訴她應(yīng)該做什么，不應(yīng)該做什么。DearLiLing,ThesedaysTomCruise,thefilmstar,alwayscomesintomymind.Ithinkofhimnightandday.Ijustsitinmyroomandwatchvideosofhisfilmsagainandagain.I'vewrittenhundredsofletterstohimandsente-mailstohisfanclub,butallIgetbackareon

40、lyphotoswithhisnamesonthem.IdreamthatsomedayI'llmeethimandthathe'llfeelthesamewayaboutme.Idon'twanttolearnmylessonsanymore,andI'llhavefinalexamsnextmonth.I'mthinkingofrunningawaytoHollywoodtomeethim.Canyouhelpmewiththeproblem?Yours,LucyHiLucy,Nicetohearfromyou.Yours,LiLing拓展探究閱讀短

41、文，用適當(dāng)?shù)脑~填空，使短文意思完整。Aterribleearthquake（地震）happenedinWenchuanonMay12,2008.1peoplelosttheirlivesandhomes.Duringthosedays,alotofstoriesabout2couldbeheard.Hereis3ofthem.Aftertheearthquake,underafallenbuilding,somesoldiersfoundthata4diedinaverystrangeway.Whentheywerereadytotakeheraway,theyweresurprisedtof

42、indthatababyinherarmswas5alive.Thebabywassleepingand6hurtatall.Betweenthedeadmother7thelivingbaby,therewasacellphone（手機(jī)）withashort8onthescreen,“Mydearbaby,ifyoucansurvive（幸存）,rememberthatIloveyou.odyEv9rybwhentheyreadthesewords.Besidesthisstory,manyotherstoriesalsomoved（感動(dòng)）usdeeply.10thesestories,we

43、knowmoreaboutlove.You'reluckyifyou'relovedbyothers.You'regreatifyouloveotherswhenyou'reindanger.Module2Greatbooks學(xué)習(xí)目標(biāo)語(yǔ)音正確朗讀一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)的句子詞?匚work,influence,respect,wise,asfaras,not.anymore,literature,millionsof,behaviour,cave,freedom,funeral,social,theme,treasure,clever,runaway,dead,ple

44、ased,alive,growup,talkabout,southern,state語(yǔ)法一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)的被動(dòng)語(yǔ)態(tài)功能用語(yǔ)Shakespeare'splaysareseenbymillionsofpeopleeveryyear.TodayitisthoughttobeoneofthegreatestbooksinAmericanliterature.Confucius'worksarestillreadbymanypeopletoday.MarkTwianisn'tknownasagreatthinker.文化意識(shí)加深對(duì)中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)文化的了解，加強(qiáng)對(duì)西方著名作家、戲劇家及其文學(xué)作

45、品的了解質(zhì)量檢測(cè)一、詞匯A.根據(jù)句意及所給的中文提示寫出所缺單詞。1. Wearestill(影響)byConfucius'works2. What'syour(觀點(diǎn))ofthisgreatbook?3. GonewiththeWindis(認(rèn)為)tobeoneofthegreatestbooksinAmericanliterature.4. Compasswasinventedin(古老的)China.5. Theyfoundtreasureina(山洞)ofamountainfaraway.B.用括號(hào)中所給單詞的正確形式填空。1. Wearelookingforwardto

46、(hear)fromyousoon.2. HuangJiguangandDongCunruiare(hero)inChina.3. Readerisapopular(month)magazinehere.4. MarkTwainisn'tknownasagreat(think)likeConfucius.5. Ithinksurfingatseais(excite).6. HarryPotterandtheDeathlyHallows(read)bymanyyoungpeoplealloftheworld.7. Today,toholdtheOlympicGamesasarichpri

47、zeforacountry(consider).8. Moreandmoreforeign(visit)areinterestedinBeijing.9. Thereare(million)ofpeopleonthesquare.10. Duringtheschoolholidays,thechildrenenjoyedtheir(free).二、單項(xiàng)選擇1. Englishbymanypeoplearoundtheworld.A.isspokenB.isspeakingC.speaksD.spoke2. Manykindsofbooks,newspapersandmagazinesinthi

48、slibrary.A.arekeptB.isbeingkeptC.arekeepingD.havekept3. Theenvironmentisgettingbetterandbetter.-Yes.Moretreesarehereeveryyear.A.cutB.plantingC.plantedD.cutting4. Theshirtfeelssoft.Whatisitof?Cotton,Ithink.A.makeB.makesC.makingD.made5. Studentsareoftentoldatpeoplewhoareintrouble.A.nottosmileB.tosmile

49、C.nottolaughD.tolaugh6. 一Betty,youonthephone.-Thankyou.A.wantB.arewantingC.arewantedD.havewanted7. TheAdventuresofTomSawyerisstillbymanychildrentoday.A.readsB.readC.toreadD.reading8. Theclassroomsinourschooleveryday.A.iscleanedB.arecleanedC.werecleanedD.cleaned9. Thenoodlesbymymother.Wouldyouliketoh

50、avesome?A.makesB.wasmakingC.madeD.weremade10. 一Thiskindofricetastesnice.-Yes,itinnortheastofChina.A.wasgrownB.hasgrownC.isgrownD.isgrowing11. Travellerstousemobilephoneswhileflying.A.don'tallowB.aren'tallowedC.won'tallowD.didn'tallow12. Fewstudentscanunderstandthesentenceuntilittwice

51、orthreetimes.A.explainsB.isexplainedC.willbeexplainedD.hasexplained13. Won'tyougotothedinnertonight?IwillifI.A.willbeinvitedB.haveinvitedC.aminvitingD.aminvited14. Mariaat6:30everymorningbyhermothertogetreadyforschool.A.waswokenupB.wokeupC.wakesupD.iswokenup三、閱讀理解AIn1608anEnglishmannamedThomasCo

52、ryatevisitedItaly.Helikedthecountryandwrotedowneveryinterestingthinghefound.Buttherewasonethingwhichhefoundthemostinteresting.InhisdiaryThomaswrote,“WhentheItalianseatmeat,theyusesmallforks.Theydonoteatwiththeirhands,becausepeopledonotalwayshavecleanhands.”BeforeleavingforEngland,ThomasCoryatebought

53、afewforks.AthomeThomashadadinnerpartytoshowtheinventiontohisfriends.Whenthesteak（牛排）wasbroughtout,hetookoutaforkandbegantoeatastheydidinItaly.Everybodylookedathiminsurprise.Whenhetoldhisfriendswhattheforkwas,theyallwantedtotakeagoodlookatthestrangething.AllhisfriendssaidthattheItalianswereverystrang

54、epeoplebecausetheforkwasnoteasytouseatall.ThomasCoryatetriedtoprove（證明）thathisfriendswerewrong.Hesaiditwasnotnicetoeatmeatwithone'sfingersbecausetheywerenotalwaysclean.Everybodygotangryatthat.DidMr.CoryatethinkthatpeopleinEnglandalwayshaddirtyhands?Andweren'tthetenfingerswehadenoughforus?Tho

55、masCoryatewantedtoshowthatitwasveryeasytousethefork.Butthefirstpieceofmeathetookwiththeforkfelltothefloor.Hisfriendsbegantolaughandhehadtotaketheforkaway.PeopleinEnglandbegantouseforksonlyfiftyyearslater.1. WhydidThomasCoryatebringforkstoEngland?A.Hewantedtosurprisehisfriends.B. Hebelievedthatitwasn

56、otnicetoeatmeatwithfingers.C. Forkswerebeautiful.D. Hewantedtomakebusinesssellingforks.2. WhydideverybodylookatThomaswhenhebegantoeatliketheItalians?A.Theybelievedthatwasbadmanners.B. NobodyatemeatwithhandsinEngland.C. Everybodythoughtitwasanamazinginvention.D. Nobodyhadseenaforkbefore.3. Peoplewere

57、whenThomassaidthattheyshouldn'teatmeatwiththeirfingers.A.unhappyB.sorryC.sadD.worried4. ThefirstpieceofmeatfelltothefloorwhenThomastookitwiththeforkbecause.A.theforkwasverydifficulttouseB.theforkwasbadC.ThomascouldnotuseitquitewellD.thesteakwastoohardBAspricesandbuildingcostskeeprising,the-it-yo

58、urself（'DIdo）trend（趨勢(shì)）intheU.S.continuestogrow.“Weneededfurniture（家具）forourlivingroom,"saysJohnRoss,“andwejustdidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyit.Sowedecidedtotrymakingafewtablesandchairs."Johngotmarriedsixmonthsago,andlikemanyyoungpeoplethesedays,theyaretryingtomakeahomeatatimewhenthecos

59、toflivingisveryhigh.TheRossestooka2-weeklessonfor$280atanightschool.Nowtheybuildalltheirfurnitureandmakerepairsaroundthehouse.JimHatfieldhasthreeboysandhiswifedied.Hehasafull-timejobathomeaswellasinashoemakingfactory.Lastmonth,hereceivedacarrepairbillfor$420."wassurprisedandworriedaboutit.NowI'vefinishedacarrepairclass,Ishouldbeabletofixthecarbymyself.