Many students have hobbies, such as___31_____, painting ,growing vegetables in  their gardens,or looking___32____ animals.Some hobbies are relaxing and ___33____are creative.____34___can make you grow as a person ,develop your interests and help you learn new skills.

   David Smith is a student.His hobby is ___35____.In senior high school,he wrote a book and it ____36___out in 2003.Many teenagers love his book..___37__a result ,David has become a successful young ___38____.In spite of his great success, David sees writing as only one of ___39___many hobbies and interests.”I like playing badminton,too.”says David.He isn’t sure ___40___ he  is going to write more  books  in  the future .

   David is very lucky __41____his hobby has brought him ___42____and success .But he  is __43___in many other things,and he spends time playing badminton for his school team.

     ____44__ is something difficult to remember that we shouldn’t __45____all our time on our favourite hobby.There are many other interesting things to do in life,and we should try to do something new or difficult.

  1.A.reading         B. read         C.reads           D.to read

   2.A.for             B. after        C.up              D.at

   3. A. the other        B. another      C. others          D.other

   4.A.Friends         B.Hobbies      C.Habits           D.Life

   5. A.reading         B. writing      C.painting         D.fishing

   6.A.looked          B.gave         C.sent            D.came

   7.A.As             B.For          C.By             D.To

   8.A.editor           B.writer        C.engineer        D.host

   9.A.his             B.her           C.its             D.their

   10.A.what            B.that          C.if              D.who

   11.A though          B.because        C.however       D.if

  12.A.sadness         B.excitement      C.failure         D.enjoyment

  13.A.interesting       B.interests        C.interest    D.interested

  14.A.There           B.That           C.This          D.It

 15.A.take            B.spend           C..pay         D.cos

 

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

Many students have hobbies，such as reading，painting，growing vegetables in their gardens，and looking after animals．Some hobbies are relaxing and  1  are creative．Hobbies can develop your interests and help you learn new skills．

David Smith is a student，and his hobby is writing．  2  the summer of 2000，he spent four weeks on a summer camp．As well as the usual activities，such as sailing，climbing and mountain biking，there was a writing workshop with a professional   3   ．"She asked us to imagine that we were in a story．Then we wrote about our  4  at the camp．"

In senior high school David wrote a story about teenage life，and it  5 as a book in 2003．Many teenagers love his book，and as a result，David has become a   6  young writer．

David has been very lucky   7  his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success，but he is   8   interested in many other things．"I like playing volleyball，too，"says David．"I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team．  9  I'll write more books in the future，but I'm not sure．"

It's sometimes difficult  10  that we shouldn't spend all our time on our favourite hobby．There are many other interesting things to do in life，and we should try to do something new or different．

1．A．other                B．others             C．the other            D．another

2．A．During              B．At                C．For                D．On

3．A．manager            B．doctor           C．singer             D．writer

4．A．experiences          B．examples           C．excuses            D．experiments

5．A．took out             B．tried out           C．came out            D．went out

6．A．successful           B．normal            C．polite              D．lonely

7．A．or                  B．but               C．because           D．though

8．A．too                 B．also               C．only             D．either

9．A．Usually              B．Immediately         C．Maybe            D．Once

10．A．remember           B．remembers         C．remembered        D．to remember