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枣阳市2017年中考适应性考试英语试题附答案doc 　　完形填空 　　Out with the old, in with the new(旧的不去，新的不来). It’s time to buy some new, bigger-sized clothes for summer. But 1 do you do with your old clothes? 　　Years ago, used clothes were 2 down to younger brothers or sisters. But now most of us are the 3 child in families. And people are richer. They are buying 4 . Every day in China, people throw away about 26 million tons(吨) of used clothes 5 waste. It’s a big waste of energy. 　　In many countries, charity shops 6 and resell second clothes. In those countries, it can be 7 fashion to shop for used clothes at charity shops like Oxfam. British singer Victoria Beckham has said she buys from Oxfam. “It’s 8 to see what people send here, and it’s good to help,” she said. 　　Chinese people have been 9 the trend(趋势) now, Fashion brand(品牌)HM is inviting people to put their used clothes into special boxes in their 45 stores in China. They resell some of the clothes 10 cleaning them. They also use some clothes to make other things like toys. 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 of 　　 　　in at 　　 about with 　　 　　1C 2A 3C 4B 5B 6D 7A 8B 9A 10D 　　As prices and building costs keep rising, the “do-it-yourself”(DIY) trend(趋势)in the US continues to grow. 　　”We needed furniture for our living room,” says John Ross, “and we just didn’t have enough money to buy it. So we decided to try making a few tables and chairs.” John got married six months ago, and like many young people these days, they are struggling to make a home at a time when the cost of living is very high. The Rosses took a 2-week course (课程) for $280 at a night school. Now they build all their furniture and make repairs around the house. 　　Jim Hatfield has three boys and his wife died. He has a full-time job at home as well as in a shoe-making factory. Last month, he received a car repair bill for $420. “I was deeply upset about it. Now I’ve finished a car repair course;