It's difficult for you to do something well if you're not interested in it．This time {#blank#}1{#/blank#}your hobby will help you．Here are just a few of the advantages of having a hobby.

    A hobby {#blank#}2{#/blank#}you energy(能量)and excitement．It will make you take part in some activities you like．

    A hobby can help you {#blank#}3{#/blank#}something new．When you are doing something you like，some good ideas will {#blank#}4{#/blank#}appear in your mind．Then it's easy for you {#blank#}5{#/blank#}some problems．

    We all need to keep {#blank#}6{#/blank#}．No matter what your hobby is，gardening，singing or reading，you will grow from it．

We know that {#blank#}7{#/blank#}，even a machine，will stop one day after doing the same thing over and over again．If you do not take a break to enjoy {#blank#}8{#/blank#}，you will stop too．So，having a hobby is really important．

    Now more than 40 million {#blank#}1{#/blank#} around the world are learning Chinese, according to a report. The relationship {#blank#}2{#/blank#} the United States and China is becoming more and more important in the world. This has really {#blank#}3{#/blank#} the growth of Chinese language learning in U.S.

    I am Chris from the United States. I am one of the many people {#blank#}4{#/blank#} are learning Chinese. I am studying at a Confucius Institute(孔子学院)in New York. There are 10 students in our class. Some are over thirty years old. Some are middle school students. Our teacher comes from Beijing. He is fun and often tells us interesting things in China.

    I think Chinese is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} to learn. The biggest challenge for American learners is the writing. Chinese is {#blank#}6{#/blank#} different from any other language in the world. It will take me a lot of time to learn enough Chinese characters(汉字). But I think there are many benefits (益处) of {#blank#}7{#/blank#} time in learning Chinese. One important benefit is that it makes me see things from a {#blank#}8{#/blank#} point of view, because Chinese is {#blank#}9{#/blank#} a different language from English. I think for American the students most important benefit is that {#blank#}10{#/blank#} a challenging language can open up their eyes.

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    In Yulin, Guangxi (广西玉林) a dog meat-eating festival is {#blank#}1{#/blank#} in summer every year. Tens of thousands of dogs are killed and cooked every day during the festival. This year, the controversial (有争议的) festival was protested (抗议) by a large number of dog lovers.

    Should dogs be eaten? People hold different {#blank#}2{#/blank#} . Some of the local people want to keep their custom and enjoy the traditional dishes.

    They think eating dog meat is a tradition in many parts of the world. It should not be stopped simply because some people {#blank#}3{#/blank#} it. Besides, most of the dogs are not pet dogs; they are {#blank#}4{#/blank#} by farmers. However, some people want the festival in Yulin to be banned (禁止). They say that dogs are man's best friends. Dogs make cute pets. Man should love them and they will love us, too. It is cruel (残忍的) to cook and eat them. Do you support the Yulin tradition that has lasted for hundreds of years, or do you believe this custom should be stopped? What is your opinion?