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  It was very hot one day and they were both hungry and thirsty. They stopped in front of a restaurant by the road. They came in, sat down at a table and ordered some dishes. Robert looked around and found there was a small bowl on the table. He thought there was some ice cream in it and took a spoonful of it and put it into his mouth. Immediately he knew it was mustard(½æÄ©),but it was too late. Tears ran down his face, but he pretended nothing had happened. The other young man, seeing his friend crying, asked, “What are you crying about, Robert?”ª¥
“I’m thinking of my father who was hanged twenty years ago,” was a reply.ª¥
After a while Peter made the same mistake. Tears ran down his cheeks ,too. And his friend asked him why.ª¥
“I wonder why your father hadn’t been hanged before he got married!”
21. Robert didn’t tell Peter it was some mustard in the bowl because         .
A. he thought his friend was interested in it   B. he didn’t know his friend hated it
C. he thought his friend knew what it was    D. he wanted his friend to repeat the mistake
22. Peter made the same mistake because         .
A. he often took some mustard              B. he was much braver than his friend
C. he was too hungry to wait for their dishes   D. he wasn’t afraid to be played a joke on
23. What do Peter’s last words mean?
A. Robert’s father would be hanged earlier.   B. It was wrong to play a joke on a friend.
C. He must give his friend a lesson.         D. His friend wouldn’t be born.
24. What does the writer mainly wants to tell us in this passage.
A. not to trust your friend                 B. a joke
C. not to mistake mustard for Ice cream      D. it’s wrong to lie to friends

B
As prices and building costs keep rising, the do-it-yourself'(DIY) trend in the U.S. 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 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, I should be able to fix the car by myself.'
   John and Jim are not unusual people. Most families in the country are doing everything they can to save money so they can fight the high cost of living. If you want to become a ‘do-it-yourselfer', you can go to DIY classes. And for those who don't have time to take a course, there are books that tell you how you can do things yourself.