三、短文缺词填空
After dinner, Eddie and Hobo are chatting.
Eddie has been (1)since Hobo first met him, but today he looks (2). Hobo wants to know what is on Eddie's (3), so he asks Eddie, "(4)up?" Eddie says growing up is (5)and that now he is growing too (6)for his house. Hobo thinks that is not a (7). He advises Eddie to (8)another house. Eddie says it won't be (9)and that he needs Hobo's help. However, he asks Hobo not to (10)him up until Hobo finishes making the house!

() 1. According to the publishing house, people can ______ with the help of dummies books.
A. make personal things easily
B. do anything they want
C. become good at anything
D. learn any foreign language
() 2. According to the New York Times, we know that books on ______ sell best.
A. diseases and education
B. opera and car repair
C. world history and cooking
D. technology and personal finance
() 3. The dummies books have been popular because ______.
A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand
B. they provide plenty of information that people are interested in
C. people can learn to do anything with only one copy
D. people can save lots of money by teaching themselves
() 4. What can we learn from the passage?
A. The dummies books are funny for children to read.
B. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.
C. The dummies books will continue to be popular.
D. One hundred and fifty million dummies books have been sold.
() 5. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?
A. Books for dummies
B. The best, the easiest
C. Self-help books
D. New ideas behind the books