牛津英语译林版八年级上册期末复习专项练习 - 任务型阅读 A 卷（含答案）

牛津英语译林版八年级上册期末复习专项练习 – 任务型阅读 A 卷 A We throw away many things every day, though some of them can get a new life after a simple repair. The trouble is, lots of people have forgotten that they can repair things themselves or they no longer know how. It’s a skill quickly lost. Repair Cafés change all that! They are free meeting places about repairing things together. In the cafe, there are tools and materials to help visitors repair anything, on clothes, furniture, bikes, toys and so on. Volunteers are there to give them a hand. If they have nothing to repair, they can enjoy a cup of tea or coffee. Or they can help with someone else’s repair job. They can also get ideas at the reading table by reading books on repairs and DIY. Matt Brewer is the director (负责人) of a Repair Café. Also, he is a teacher at a high school. In his eyes, being a teacher not only means teaching students to get high scores in exams, but also means passing some important life skills on to them. Some of his students