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　　From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying , but in the evenings and weekends they are free and 　　1　　 themselves．Some watch television or go to the movies, others 　　2　　 sports．This is decided by their own 　　3　　．

　　There are many different ways to spend our 　　4　　 time．Almost everyone has some kind of 　　5　　：it may be something from collecting stamps to 　　6　　model planes．Some hobbies are very 　　7　　, but others don't cost anything at all．Some collections(收藏)are worth 　　8　　 of money, others are valuable(有价值的)only to their owners．

　　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 abut 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．

　　That's what a hobby means, I think．It is something we 　　14　　 to do in our free time just for the fun of it．The value in dollars is not 　　15　　, but the pleasure it gives us is．

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　　My favourite shop is called’ Model World'．It is on the second floor of Happy Plaza, near to Pizza Club．It is open from 10 a. m. to 8 p. m. every day．

　　Model World' sells all kinds of models．It has model soldiers, cars, boats, airplanes, space shuttles and even dinosaurs．It has models for young children and models for adults(成人)．Some models have just about twenty pieces, and others have over 2,000 pieces．You can also buy paints and glue(胶水)and other things there．

　　The staff at ' Model World' is very nice．They are very interested in making models．They will give you advice, and answer all of your questions．The prices are not low but they are not high．My best buy was a model of a helicopter．It cost ＄ 30 but it had over 400 pieces．It was really fun to make．If you are interested in models, you should visit this shop．