There are many hobbies and hobby sites on the Internet. Camping and chess site are two of them. Although these two hobbies are very different, they both are very popular with young people. Why?

One reason camping is so popular is because it’s not expensive. There are campgrounds around the world, and they’re all different. Some have indoor swimming pools, restaurants, and game rooms. Others don’t even have water! But the areas near campgrounds are almost always beautiful.

Camping is relaxing. Campers can get up early in the morning and cook breakfast with their friends or family. They can spend the day swimming, fishing, climbing the mountains and looking at wildlife. Campers usually sleep very well at night.

And what about chess? It’s cool now, but in the past not many young people played the game. A lot of young people started to love learning chess when they saw it in the first Harry Potter movie. And many stars enjoy playing chess. Bono, Moby, and Sting can play the game very well. Young people often follow what the stars do, even if it’s chess!

More and more schoolchildren are learning the game. Many schools have chess clubs. And people can play chess on computers, too. That means a person can play against a computer, or against another person on the Internet somewhere else in the world. You can play chess anywhere—even when you’re camping!

1. hobby 爱好   2. Site 网站    3. popular 受欢迎的  4. reason 原因  5. relaxing 放松的

48. Campers feel _____ when they go camping.

   A. relaxed           B. tired           C. sleepy               D. strong

49. What may be Sting’s job?

   A. A chess teacher                  B. A reader of Harry Potter

   C. A great camper.                  D. A good singer

50. What’s the best title of the passage？

   A. Camping and Chess Clubs           B. Do as Big Stars Do

   C. Young People’s Hobbies             D. Hobbies and Hobby Sites

In the universe,there is the earth,the moon,the sun,the stars and all the other things too far away to see.The earth is one of the sun’s  1  ,and the moon is our satellite.The moon is about three hundred and eighty thousand kilometers away 2   the earth ,but it’s our 3 neighbor in space.It 4  more than three days to get there by spaceship No man 5  fathar than the moon ,but spaceship 6  people has reached other planets.
Of  7   the stars ,the sun is the nearest to the earth  8    other stars are even bigger and brighter than the sun.They look small only 9  they are much farther away.You 10  see them in the daytime .But if you go out at night ,you’ll be able to see many of them.

In the universe,there is the earth,the moon,the sun,the stars and all the other things too far away to see.The earth is one of the sun’s  1  ,and the moon is our satellite.The moon is about three hundred and eighty thousand kilometers away 2   the earth ,but it’s our 3 neighbor in space.It 4  more than three days to get there by spaceship No man 5  fathar than the moon ,but spaceship 6  people has reached other planets.

Of  7   the stars ,the sun is the nearest to the earth  8    other stars are even bigger and brighter than the sun.They look small only 9  they are much farther away.You 10  see them in the daytime .But if you go out at night ,you’ll be able to see many of them.

Welcome to England．There are many famous sights that you must go to have a visit in England．Read the following passages, we are sure you'll know something about them．

Stonehenge（巨石阵）

This stone circle is called Stonehenge．It is the most famous prehistoric monument（史前纪念碑） in Britain and it lies on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire．People think that the stones were put there about 4000 years ago, and were used for studying the movements of the Sun, Moon, and Stars．

Blenheim Palace （白金汉宫）

Blenheim Palace is a very large and beautiful house in central England, near Oxford．It is the home of the 11^th Duke of Marlborough and birthplace of Sir Winston Churchill．There are many stately homes（豪华古宅）like this in the English countryside．

Big Ben

Big Ben is a large bell in the tower of the House of Parliament（国会）in London．It rings regularly to tell the time．The clock tower lies on the banks of the fiver Thames and is part of the Palace of Westminster（威斯敏斯特）．

Officially Big Ben is the name of the biggest of the five bells in the clock tower．The tower is also known as St．Stephen's Tower．

The London Eye

The London Eye, next to County Hall, is another of London's most modern landmarks．It is the world's biggest wheel, and carries800 passengers at a time on a thirty-minute ride．From its highest point of 450 feet, it gives views of up to 25 miles．

根据短文回答问题或完成句子．

1．What was Stonehenge used for?

2．Where is Blenheim Palace?

3．_______ is the world's biggest wheel which can carries _______ at a time．

4．____ is a large bell in the tower of the House of Parliament in London．Its tower lies on _____．

5．Which one do you think has the longest history．Stonehenge，Blenheim Palace or Big Ben?