Mr. and Mrs. Harris had always spent their summer holidays in a small hotel at the seaside near their hometown. One year, however, Mr. Harris made a lot of ________ in his business, ________ they decided to go to a foreign country and stay at a really good ______.

They flew to Rome, and ________ at a 5-star hotel late in the evening. They thought they would have to go to bed hungry, because in that ________ hotel where they had been used to stay in the past, no meals were served ________ seven in the evening. They were _______ to be told that the hotel served dinner until ten.

“Then what are the times for the ________?” asked Mrs. Harris.

“Well, madam, we serve breakfast from seven to eleven, lunch from twelve to three, tea from four to five, and ________ from six to ten.”

“That’s wonderful. But we don’t have any time to ________ the city!” said Mrs. Harris.

   English people like DIY. A lot of people always spend their holiday making their homes more beautiful. If there is anything that needs repairing or decorating around their homes, such as 【小题1】 (paint) the walls or putting in a new shower, they will 【小题2】 [ˈprɒbəbli] do the jobs themselves. They share DIY experience with their friends. More and more people show an 【小题3】 in DIY. Sometimes people also DIY in order to 【小题4】 money. They are trying to find ways to make their house better when they can't a【小题5】 the cost. So, it is not 【小题6】 (surprise) that DIY is very popular.

DIY can be difficult. People often find it not easy to build a piece of furniture(家具) because they can't understand the instructions(操作说明) well. Sometimes the instructions are simple and clear, but the furniture i【小题7】 is difficult to build. DIY can also be 【小题8】 [ˈdeɪndʒərəs]. People should learn much about DIY work before doing it. 【小题9】 (luck), many people don't care about that. So they may be in danger. It is 【小题10】（report） that in just one year thousands of people were hurt while doing DIY in the UK, including those who fell off ladders.