In America, where labor（勞工）costs are so high, “do-it-yourself” is a way of life．Many people   46   their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses．

  47   many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a   48   that publishes（出版）children’s books with the help of computers．  49   other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others．It   50   the reader to become the main character（人物）with the help of computers．Here is   51   they do it．Let us suppose a child is named Jody．The computer uses this information to make up a story   52   pictures．The story is then printed up．“This book is about me,” a child who   53   such a book might say．So the company is called the “Me-Books Publishing Company”．  54   like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, the names of their friends and their pets．But more   55  , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories．Me-books are helping children to learn how to read．

（    ）46．A．make               B．build                C．buy                       D．repair

（    ）47．A．Otherwise      B．Only              C．Once                  D．Soon

（    ）48．A．director        B．person           C．company              D．computer

（    ）49．A．However         B．Although        C．That                  D．Unless

（    ）50．A．a(chǎn)llows          B．hates            C．hires（雇）          D．pays

（    ）51．A．what            B．how             C．why                     D．where

（    ）52．A．with            B．a(chǎn)bout            C．for                         D．except

（    ）53．A．prints（�。�    B．borrows        C．sells                     D．receives

（    ）54．A．Writers        B．Children          C．Companies            D．Friends

（    ）55．A．impossible       B．interesting        C．important              D．expensive

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In America, where labor（勞工） costs are so high, "do-it-yourself" is a way of life. Many people 31 their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses.  32 many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a 33 that publishes（出版）children's books with the help of computers.  34 other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It 35  the reader to become the main character with the help of computers. Here is 36  they do it. Let us suppose a child is named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story  37 pictures. The story is then printed up. "This book is about me," a child who 38  such a book might say. So the company is called "Me-Books Publishing Company".

  39  like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, and the names of their friends and their pets. But more 40 , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.

In America, where labor（勞工） costs are so high, “do-it-your-self” is a way of life. Many people   their own cars, build their own garages, and even rebuild their own houses.       many of them will also write their own books. In Hollywood there is a      that publishes（出版）children’s books with the help of computers.       other book companies also publish that way, this company is not like the others. It  the reader to become the main character with the help of computers. Here is     they do it. Let us suppose a child is named Hody. The computer uses this information to make up a story    pictures. The story is then printed up. “This book is about me,”a child who   such a book might say. So the company is called the“Me-Books Publishing Company”.
 like me-books because they like to see in print their own names, their pictures, and the names of their friends and their pets. But more    , in this way, readers are much more interested in reading the stories. Me-books are helping children to learn how to read.

In America，where labor(勞工)costs are so high，“do-it-yourself”is a way of life．

    Many people  1  their own cars，build their own garages，and even rebuild their own houses． 2  many of them will also write their own books．In Hollywood there is a  3  that publishes(出版)children’s books with the help of computers．  4  other book companies also publish in that way, this company is not like the others．It  5  the reader to become the main character with the help of computers．Here is  6  they do it．Let us suppose a child is named Hody．The computer uses this information to make up a story  7  pictures．The story is then printed up．“This book is about me．”a child who 8  such a book might say．So the company is called the“Me-Books Publishing Company”．

    9  like me-books because they like to see in print their own names，their pictures，and the names of their friends and their pets．But more   10  ，in this way，readers are much more interested in reading the stories．Me-books are helping children to learn how to read．

1．A．make           B．build          C．buy         D．repair

2．A．Otherwise        B．Only          C．Once           D．Soon

3．A．director          B．person          C．company     D．computer

4．A．However        B．Although        C．That                D．Unless

5．A．a(chǎn)llows          B．hates        C．hires            D．pays

6．A．what           B．how          C．why            D．where

7．A．with            B．a(chǎn)bout          C．for              D．except

8．A．prints          B．borrows        C．sells         D．receives

9．A．Writers           B．Children         C．Companies      D．Friends

10．Ａ．impossible   B．imaginative   C．important     D．inactive