Starting a new school term is always exciting. It is a chance to see your friends again. Wecan
take up(开始从事) new hobbies besides common classes. It is common in Britain for students to
take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays. Promising to start something new is a common
New Year resolution.     
       Most schools offer different kinds of hobby classes. Students take them in their free periods or
after school. Some classes you have to pay for and others are free. For example, I once took a free
Wednesday evening gymnastics class my school offered. But when I learnt how to play the drum my
parents had to pay for the lessons.  
       The most popular extra classes at my school were piano lessons.  We also like playing a role (角色)
in the drama club. Both classes offered exams that students could take. Students with many hobbies
sometimes felt more stressed than those without any. But the students with hobbies left school with
many extra skills.  
       I haven't continued any of the hobbies I began at school. But I have never regretted taking them.
My best friend today is someone I met in my gymnastic class.

根据短文内容完成下列任务

1. Put the underlined sentence into Chinese.  
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2. Put the underlined phrase into Chinese.  
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3. 把下列图片与所给的词匹配，只填写字母即可。

            A                             B                             C                           D
(1) common class___________    
(2) drama club ____________    
(3) extra class ___________    
(4)free class____________

4. What hobby class did the writer ever take at school? (回答问题)