—      I used to enjoy basketball, but now I like football.

—I am fond of______. It's good for my health.

—Sorry, I don't know. You can look up the word in the ______.

—      I think it's boring.

—______.

—OK. I will.

    Different people have different hobbies. Some 1 listening to music. Some like playing soccer. Others enjoy 2 and dancing. 3 I spend most of time collecting stamps. Every time I look 4 my stamps carefully. These stamps are very exciting. And I can learn 5 new. Some of them are beautiful mountains, trees, animals and flowers. They can 6 me learn much knowledge of nature. I have a computer. I will try to 7 some information about the plants or animals on the 8。

    I make many new 9 by stamps. They also like stamps. We talk about stamps and exchange (交换) stamps with each other in our   10time. In a word, stamps bring me happiness, friendship and knowledge.

    The teacher gave each student a piece of paper. There were some questions on it. "What is your favorite color? Tell us about your hobbies and interests. Do you like your brothers or sisters?"

    Judy hated answering questions. She looked at the questions, and she had no idea how to start. She was the only child in her family, and she had lots of interests, such as running, skating and swimming and so on. She could never fill out what hobby she enjoyed the most. For example, she was interested in all kinds of sports, but she is not good at any of them. So she never knew how to answer questions like these.

    Mrs. Jones, her teacher, walked quietly through the room when the students worked on the project(课题). She stopped at Judy's desk to ask her if she needed some help.

    Judy looked up and said, "I am interested in so many things. I just don't know how to choose."

    Mrs. Jones smiled. She knew Judy was a smart girl but she couldn't focus on what she did." Maybe you could just list three of them."

    Judy seemed to relax and said she knew what to write down.

    Judy liked having the guidance (指点) so she could know what she should do. She finished the project quickly.

    Pets are wonderful friends and they can always be around. They provide their owners        love and comfort. Some animals do even more        that. Service animals can help disabled (残疾的) people. Over 12,000 disabled people use service animals to       them to live an easier life.

    Service animals are not pets. They have an important        to do. We know pets can't get into business and public places,        service animals can. They can visit restaurants, hotels and hospitals.

    The most well-known service animals are        . They are Seeing Eye Dogs. A person, if there is something wrong with his eyes, needs this kind of dogs. These dogs must        clever and kind. There are other kinds of service animals, too. If there is something wrong with his        , he could keep a hearing cat to make him know noises around him. Service monkeys can get something for their owners, if their owners can't move.

    Animals        our lives wonderful in many ways. Some animals help disabled people live an independent(独立的)life. Others give their owners comfort in a sad moment, or protect the owner when they are in danger. No matter what they do, animals are special friends. We should regard them        a real friend.

    Summer is a great time to get a new hobby. It's something that can start now and last all through the year. If you like music, think about some music lessons such as guitar or drum. You may think about joining in the music team for teens. You can also make some new friends there. Do you collect your favorite things? Now it's the time. There are many fun things to collect like postcards, especially sports cards. If you enjoy taking photos, you can choose the photography classes. And don't forget to share your wonderful pictures with your family members and friends. How about cooking? Try to read some books about cooking. Maybe you can cook with your morn. That will be great fun. If you are bored (无聊的) at home, bike-riding is also a hobby. Why not go bike-riding? You can get exercise as well as enjoy the beauty of nature. Maybe you have a nice summer.

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