A hobby means favorite activity that a person does
pleasure in his spare time. It differs from person to person
from age to age. Some people like to ski, fish, swim, raise flowers and collect stamps.
like to watch football games, take pictures and play
(music) instruments. Hobbies can help people relax after a period of intense work and provide a balance
work and rest. They can also help people improve
mental and physical health. Sometimes hobbies can help cure sick persons.
But in the old days, workers worked long hours in factories to support their families. Farmers worked in the fields from sunrise to sunset. They had no time or money (enjoy) hobbies. Nowadays, with the development of science and technology, and with the improvement of
(life) standard, people from all walks of life have more free time and leisure time for hobbies. By developing various hobbies, many old people, especially retired people,
(spend) their remaining years in ease and comfort nowadays.
China has ordered a ban on advertisements during television drama programs. An ad will not be allowed to run in the middle of a program running 45 minutes in length, beginning on January 1st. The authorities say_______ ban is important for the growth of culture. Television stations say this will cause __
_____ a loss in revenue(收入). Most audience feel glad __
_____ finally such a policy has been carried out ___
_____ some still doubt whether this is an effective policy or not. Simply banning TV stations from broadcasting inserted advertisements is no use.
Even if SARFT completely banned domestic TV stations from broadcasting advertisements, they could still implant(植入)advertisements ________ TV shows. Why can China not learn some lessons from western TV channels such as NHK and BBC? They are public channels___
____ any advertisements. But they charge their viewers. In China, TV viewers only need to pay cable television fees,
____ are rather low. And TV stations make profits through broadcasting advertisements. If we can learn some lessons from western countries,
___ will be rather helpful to the final solution of the conflict between audience and TV stations.
A little boy invited his mother to attend his elementary(初级的) school’s first teacher-parent meeting. To the little boy’s unhappiness, she said she would go. This would be the first time that his classmates and teacher met his mother and he was embarrassed by her appearance. she was a beautiful woman, there was a severe scar(伤痕)___
___covered nearly the whole right side of her face. The boy never wanted to talk about why or how she got the scar.
At the meeting, the people were impressed by the kindness and natural beauty of his mother though she had a scar on her face, but the little boy was still embarrassed and hid himself from everyone. He did, however, get within earshot of(在听力范围之内) a conversation _______ his mother and his teacher, and heard them speaking.
‘‘How did you get the scar on your face? ’’ The teacher asked.
The mother replied, ‘‘When my son was a baby, he was in a room that caught on fire. Everyone was too afraid to go in the fire was out of control, so I went in. As I was rushing toward his bed, I saw a beam(房梁) coming down and I placed myself over him trying to protect him. I was knocked unconscious(无意识的) but fortunately, a fireman came in and saved both of us.’’ She touched the burned side of her face. ‘‘This scar will be on my face for ever, but to this day, I have never regretted doing ____
___I did.’’
At this point, the little boy came out , running towards his mother with tears in his eyes. He hugged her and felt a great sense of the sacrifice that his mother had made for him. He held her hand tightly for the rest of the day.
I haven’t heard ____ you for weeks. Is everything OK with __
___ ? Do you still go to the gym every day? I used _
__ go to the gym three times a week, __
__ I don’t work_
__ any more. Most young people want a slim figure these days, especially here_
__ Canada. I __
___ trying to lose weight because I am so ashamed of__
__ body.
Fix a timer in some of your rooms turns lights on and off during different times of the day. Some TVs also come with a timer that you could set to be turned on during certain times. Have motion (运动) sensitive lights outside your house that keep thieves away
you are not at home.
The place where I work kindly provides food for all attendants. However, what bothers ______ is that they throw away all leftovers and there are usually lots!