From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and weekends they are free and  31 themselves. Some watch television or go to the cinema, others take part in sports. This is decided by their own   32  .

There are many different ways to spend our free time.

Almost everyone has some kind of   33  : it may be something from collecting stamps to ____34___ model planes. Some hobbies are very   35 , but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth(值得…的)  36 of money, others are valuable(有价值的) only to their owners.

I know a man who has a coin collection worth several   37  dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare(罕见的)fifty-cent piece which   38  him $250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder(怀疑) if they are worth any money. However,  39  my brother they are quite valuable.

 40  makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.

From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying，but in the evenings and on weekends they are free and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the movies，others take part in sports. This is   1  by their own interests .

There are many different ways to spend our  2  time. Almost everyone has some kind of   3 . It may be something from 4 stamps to making model planes.Some hobbies are very  5 ，but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth  6 of money, others are valuable only to their owners. I know a man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a fifty-cent piece which   7  him 250 dollars. He was very happy about his collection and thought the price was all right. I know another man who likes collecting match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. However, to him they are quite valuable.8  makes him happier than finding a new match box for his collection.

That’s  9  a hobby means, I think. It is something we like to do in our free time just for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important,  10   the pleasure it gives us is.

1.                A．decide         B．decided        C．depend   D．depended

2.                A．work           B．free           C．busy     D．sports

3.                A．hobby          B．thing           C．job  D．way

4.                A．buying         B．selling          C．making   D．collecting

5.                A．interesting      B．exciting         C．cheap    D．expensive

6.                A．a little          B．a few           C．a lot D．a number

7.                A．paid           B．cost            C．took D．spent

8.                A．Everything      B．Anything        C．Nothing   D．Something

9.                A．where         B．how           C．what D．why

10.               A．so             B．but            C．because   D．as

　　I know a man who has a coin collection worth several (9) dollars. A short time ago, he bought a rare（罕见的）fifty-cent piece which (10) him $ 250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder (11) they are worth any money. However, (12) my brother they are quite valuable. (13) makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.