Many students have hobbies, such as___31_____, painting ,growing vegetables in  their gardens,or looking___32____ animals.Some hobbies are relaxing and ___33____are creative.____34___can make you grow as a person ,develop your interests and help you learn new skills.

   David Smith is a student.His hobby is ___35____.In senior high school,he wrote a book and it ____36___out in 2003.Many teenagers love his book..___37__a result ,David has become a successful young ___38____.In spite of his great success, David sees writing as only one of ___39___many hobbies and interests.”I like playing badminton,too.”says David.He isn’t sure ___40___ he  is going to write more  books  in  the future .

   David is very lucky __41____his hobby has brought him ___42____and success .But he  is __43___in many other things,and he spends time playing badminton for his school team.

     ____44__ is something difficult to remember that we shouldn’t __45____all our time on our favourite hobby.There are many other interesting things to do in life,and we should try to do something new or difficult.

  1.A.reading         B. read         C.reads           D.to read

   2.A.for             B. after        C.up              D.at

   3. A. the other        B. another      C. others          D.other

   4.A.Friends         B.Hobbies      C.Habits           D.Life

   5. A.reading         B. writing      C.painting         D.fishing

   6.A.looked          B.gave         C.sent            D.came

   7.A.As             B.For          C.By             D.To

   8.A.editor           B.writer        C.engineer        D.host

   9.A.his             B.her           C.its             D.their

   10.A.what            B.that          C.if              D.who

   11.A though          B.because        C.however       D.if

  12.A.sadness         B.excitement      C.failure         D.enjoyment

  13.A.interesting       B.interests        C.interest    D.interested

  14.A.There           B.That           C.This          D.It

 15.A.take            B.spend           C..pay         D.cos

Yesterday my grandfather told me about his early days.        he left school, he found a job in a post office. He worked hard there. Soon he had more money than his friends because of his hard work. It seemed that he would have a        future.

When he was 25 years old, however, he began to be        his job. He wanted a more exciting one, so he left the post office. Two months       , he found a new job in a big       . Workers in this company        traveled a lot. At first he really enjoyed the traveling. But after a year, he began to        it. He had to move around and he was always in a car or on a train. The        thing was that he couldn’t make any new friends. Even so, his boss was not satisfied with him. Two years later he        the company.

He was so        at that time that he sold his house. He had to accept a part-time job in a         shop. He was surprised to find that he loved it! He made new friends every day and he        reading books. Three years later, he        the shop owner's daughter. Soon they had their first child. In the next ten years, they had another three        and four more book shops! He became very rich indeed.

“Life is wonderful,” he told me. “The most        thing is that you should always try your best. Never give up!”

1.A. While                           B. When                     C. Until                                 D. If

2.A. bad                         B. bright                       C. coming                            D. interesting

3.A. tired of                         B. crazy about                      C. interested in          D. afraid of

4.A. ago                          B. before                     C. later                                 D. afterwards

5.A. factory                          B. shop                                  C. school                               D. company

6.A. hardly                          B. usually                             C. seldom                            D. never

7.A. like                           B. prefer                                C. hate                                  D. practise

8.A. worst                   B. happiest                           C. best                                   D. strangest

9.A. reached                        B. called                                C. left                                    D. started

10.A. happy                        B. energetic                       C. rich                                 D. poor

11.A. cloth                           B. fruit                                 C. book                      D. dress

12.A. enjoyed                B. finished                    C. began                               D. forgot

13.A. married                    B. knew                     C. met                                 D. visited

14.A. sisters                        B. brothers                      C. cousins                            D. children

15.A. difficult             B. important                         C. amazing                            D. Boring