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      A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists（沉溺于某嗜好之人）raise pets, watch birds, paint pictures, play the piano and grow flowers.   1.  They collect everything from books to butterflies and from boxes to stamps.

    People take up(從事) hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment, friendship and relaxation. Hobbies help people relax after a long time of hard work, and provide（提供） a balance (平衡) between work and play. Hobbies offer（提供） interesting activities for the old. Some hobbies can make a child grow as a person, develop his interest and help him learn new skills.   2.  Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients (病人) recover (恢復(fù)) from illness. Hobbies give patients who can’t move around something to do, and provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat (治療) patients by having them take up interesting hobbies.   3.

In early times, most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. But some persons who had spare time did enjoy hobbies.   4.  People today have more time than ever before for hobbies. Machines have now reduced much time that people must spend on their jobs.

  5.  Those who have developed(發(fā)展) hobbies never need to worry about what to do with their newly-found free time hours.

    Sir William Osler, a famous Canadian doctor expressed the value (價值) of hobbies by saying, “No man is really happy or safe without a hobby.”

A. More people retire at an earlier age than before.

B. Hobbies can also help a patient to keep healthy.

C. Hobbies can  help kids to keep healthy.

D. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of wood.

E. Anyone, old or young, sick or well, rich or poor, can follow a good hobby, in spite of(盡管) his age, health or money.

F. They also go to concerts, climb mountains, go fishing, skate and swim.

G.Many people have nothing to do in their spare time.

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Many people now think that teachers give too m   1.    tests in class and too m  2.   homework after school. So children do not have any t   3.   for other activities. If teachers and parents t   4.    to each other about the problem, they can work it o   5.    together. Teachers should t   6.    to make the tests e   7.    and create(創(chuàng)作) the homework better. Besides(除此之外), parents should h  8.    their children develop(發(fā)展) good study habits(習慣) . Then, the students will b  9.    happier and h   10.   .

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1.在我六歲的時候，我媽媽給我買了一臺電腦。

My mother                                      when I was six years old.

2.托尼的父母不想讓他在玩兒電腦游戲方面花費太多的時間。

Tony’s parents                                     too much time playing computers.

3.有空時幫你父母做些家務(wù)很有好處。

It is very good                                                   when you are free.

4.愛好不但能使你成功，還能發(fā)展你的興趣。

Hobbies can not only                                           develop your interest.

5.杰克擅長畫畫，他從很小就對畫畫感興趣。

Jack is good at drawing                                   it since he was very young.

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Long, long ago, there was an island where all the feelings lived: Happiness, Sadness, Knowledge and all of the others, including Love.

One day it was announced to the feelings that the island would sink, so all built boats and left, e   1.     Love.

Love was the only one who stayed. Love wanted to hold out until the last possible moment.

When the i   2.    had almost sunk, Love decided to ask for help.

Richness was passing by in a large boat. Love said, “Richness, can you take me with you?”

Richness a__3.____, “No, I can’t. There is a lot of gold and silver in my boat. There is no r   4.   for you.”

Love decided to ask Vanity who was also p  5.    by in a beautiful boat. “Vanity, please help me!”

“I can’t help you, Love. You are all wet and might break my boat,” Vanity replied.

Sadness was close by, so Love asked, “Sadness, let me go with you.”

“Oh…Love, I am so sad that I need to be by m   6.   !”

Happiness passed by. But she was so happy t   7.    she did not even hear when Love called her.

Suddenly, there was a voice, “Come, Love, I will take you.”

It was an elder. Because of being too excited, Love even forgot to ask the elder where they were going. When they a   8.    at dry land, the elder went her own way. Realizing how much was owed the elder, Love asked Knowledge, another elder, “Who helped me?”

“It was T   9.   ,” Knowledge answered.

“Time?” asked Love, “But why did Time help me?”

Knowledge smiled with deep wisdom and answered, “Because only Time is able to understand how v   10.    Love is.”