Part II.Reading Comprehension (20 point) Directions:In this section,there are two passages followed by a total of ten multiple choice questions each with four suggested answers marked A,B,C,and D.Choose the one that you think is the correct answer.Mark your answers on your answer sheet. Passage 1 Some people would say that the Englishman's home has become his workshop.This is partly because the ordinary Englishman is deeply interested in working with his hands and partly because he feels that he must do for himself many household jobs for which some years ago he would have asked for workers'help.The main reason for this is a financial one: the high cost of labour has meant that builders'and decorators'costs have reached a level which is too high for ordinary people.So,if they wish to keep their houses looking bright and smart,they have to do some of the repairing and decorating themselves.As a result, there has grown up the "Do-It-Yourself Movement"after World War II. The "Do-It-Yourself Movement"began with home decorating but has since spread into a much wider field.Nowadays there seem to be very few things that cannot be made by the "do-it-yourself"method.A number of magazines and handbooks exist to show just how easy it is to build anything from a coffee table to a fifteen-foot sailing boat.You follow the simple directions step by step and,before you know where you are the finished article stands before you complete in every detail. Unfortunately,it is not always quite as simple as it sounds!Many people have found that one cannot learn a skilled worker's job overnight.How quickly one realizes,when doing it oneself,that a job which takes the skilled man an hour or so to complete takes him five or six at least.And there is the question of tools which cost money.It is not surprising then that many people have come to realize that the money of paying the workers to do the job is,in fact,less than "do it oneself". 11.An Englishman's home has become a workshop because he A.tries to work with his own hands to save some money B.wants to have some physical training at home C.wants to earn some money in his spare time by working at home D.has some people work for him at home at the weekend 12.The word "financial"(Para.1)has something to do with A.social position B.house repair C.decorating skills D.money 1187• • Part II. Reading Comprehension (20 point) Directions: In this section , there are two followed by a total of ten multiρle choice questions each with four suggested answers marked A , B , C, and D. .,..Choose the one that you think is the correct answer. Mark your answers on your answer sheet. Passage 1 Some people would say that the Englishman's home has become his workshop. This is partly because the ordinary Englishman is deeply interested in working with his hands and partly because he feels that he must do for himself many household jobs for which some years ago he would have asked for workers' help. The main reason for this is a financial one: the high cost of labour has meant that builders' and decorators' costs have reached a level which is too high for ordinary people. So , if they wish to keep their houses looking bright and smart , they have to do some of the repairing and decorating themselves. As a result , there has grown up the "Do-It-Yourself Movement" after World War II. The "Do-It-Yourself Movement" began with home decorating but has since spread into a much wider field. Nowadays there seem to be very few things that cannot be made by the "do-it-yourself" method. A number of magazines and handbooks exist to show just how easy it is to build anything from a coffee table to a fifteen-foot sailing boat. You follow the simple directions step by step and , before you know where you are the finished article stands before you complete in every detail. Unfortunately , it is not always quite as simple as it sounds! Many people have found that one cannot learn a skilled worker' s job overnight. How quickly one realizes, when doing it oneself, that a job which takes the skilled man an hour or so to complete takes him five or six at least. And there is the question of tools which cost money. It is not surprising then that many people have come to realize that the money of paying the workers to do the job is, in fact , less than"do it oneself". 11. An Englishman's home has become a workshop because he A. tries to work with his own hands to save some money B. wants to have some physical training at home C. wants to earn some money in his spare time by working at home D. has some people work for him at home at the weekend 12. The word "financial" (Para. 1) has something to do with A. social position B. house repair C. decorating skills D. money 1187