Starting a new school term is always exciting.It is a chance {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (see) your friends again.But most exciting of all,the new term lets you take up all hobbies.In Britain it is common for students to take up new hobbies after the Christmas holidays.Promising to learn something new is a common New Year's resolution.

    Most schools offer different kinds {#blank#}2{#/blank#} hobby classes.Students  {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (usual)take  them in their free periods or after school.Some classes you have to pay for but some {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (be) free.For example,I once took a free Wednesday evening gymnastics class {#blank#}5{#/blank#} is offered by my school.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 and drama lessons.Both classes offered exams students could take.Students with many hobbies sometimes felt {#blank#}6{#/blank#} stressed than those without any.But the students with hobbies left school with many extra {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (skill).

    I haven't continued any of the hobbies I {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (begin) at school.But I have never regretted taking  {#blank#}9{#/blank#} . My {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (good) friend today is someone I met in my gymnastics class.

    Several times each year the Queen gives afternoon tea parties. But she simply sits beside a big silver plate, pouring cups of tea for everyone and {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (skill) avoiding the cakes and sandwiches.

    At cocktail parities the Queen moves from group to group, chatting informally, and manages to make one glass of drink last {#blank#}2{#/blank#} entire evening.

    Tours abroad are difficult because hosts seem to have a {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (believe) that the warmth of their welcome must be shown with wonderful state banquets (宴会). But the Queen has perfected the art of appearing to enjoy her meal without actually {#blank#}4{#/blank#} (eat) much.

    During one visit to the Pacific islands of Tonga, a specially– {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (prepare) dinner was arranged in her honor. The Queen looked uneasily at her plate when she discovered a whole roast pig was her serving.

    Then a turkey, some meat, an apple and bananas {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (carry) in for each guest. But she depended on her old favorite trick of talking with her host, King Tupou IV, and carrying {#blank#}7{#/blank#} a warm conversation.

    Sometimes the Queen will seem so carried away by foreign leader's political chat {#blank#}8{#/blank#} she simply never has time {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (finish) a meal before it is time to get up and make her speech. She will lift her fork to swallow a mouthful, and then put {#blank#}10{#/blank#} down again to make another point, leaving almost all of her meal untouched.

    Which would you rather be, a mathematician or{#blank#}1{#/blank#}author? Perhaps you will never be{#blank#}2{#/blank#}(face) with this kind of choice. Lewis Carroll was a mathematician and author. He was a lecturer in mathematics at Oxford University. But he is{#blank#}3{#/blank#}(good) known as the writer of two of the most famous children's books    {#blank#}4{#/blank#} have ever been written (Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass). The author's real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, but he{#blank#}5{#/blank#}(prefer) to use the penname “Lewis Carroll” when he wrote, and this is the name we remember him by. Alice in Wonderland,{#blank#}6{#/blank#}(publish) in 1865 when the author was 33 years old, was followed by Through the Looking Glass in 1871.{#blank#}7{#/blank#} books were written for a real girl called Alice and they{#blank#}8{#/blank#} (read) by millions of children since they were first published. These stories are about a dream world in which Alice meets strange creatures and has interesting{#blank#}9{#/blank#} (adventure). I'm sure you know this already,{#blank#}10{#/blank#}if you don't you'd better read the stories yourselves.

When people {#blank#}1{#/blank#}(face) with health or nutrition questions, it is {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(increasing) common to go online and diagnose themselves. But the Internet is full of conflicting health warnings with no regulations to get rid of the wrong advice, some of {#blank#}3{#/blank#} is extremely dangerous! Also, search engine's rank results from popularity rather than accuracy, {#blank#}4{#/blank#} solid facts can be tricky to find. It is worth {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(check) if the writer of an online piece is properly qualified as an expert. Anyone can call {#blank#}6{#/blank#}(they) a "diet expert" "nutritionist" and even a "doctor" — given it could refer to qualifications like a PhD. But remember, only officially {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (recognize) practicing doctors as well as dietitians have degrees in giving medical {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(suggest). So if you are unsure and still wondering {#blank#}9{#/blank#} the chocolate diet really does work or not, then it pays to make {#blank#}10{#/blank#} appointment with your dietitian or doctor. The truth is out there, and you just need to look in the right place.

    A lot of films have tried to describe our memories of family members who have passed away. But few have done as{#blank#}1{#/blank#}(remark) as Coco, Disney-Pixar's latest animation, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} hit the big screen on Nov. 24 and won the Oscar in 2018.

    {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(inspire) by the Mexican holiday of Day of the Dead, the film's production team created a young boy, Miguel, who wants his family to understand his love of music. An accident takes him to the Land of the Dead. While there, Miguel has{#blank#}4{#/blank#}unforgettable and adventurous night.

    It's in this magical world{#blank#}5{#/blank#}Miguel gets to meet and discover the truth about his great-great-grandpa. To protect him from {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (disappear), Miguel has to bring his photo back to the living world as soon as possible.

    While told with a wild imagination, the story {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(convey) a clear and warm message. "In an era when young people are so easily attracted by {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(celebrity), Coco reveals the emptiness of such adulation (谄媚), teaching kids {#blank#}9{#/blank#}(preserve) and respect the memory of their elders while reminding them that the source of true creativity is so often {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(person)," wrote reporter Peter Debruge on Variety.

    "Living within 300 metres of green space {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (associate) with greater happiness, sense of worth and life satisfaction," says a new study. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (use) data from UK government's Annual Population Survey (APS) of 25518 people, the researchers show that people {#blank#}3{#/blank#} live within 300 metres of green space have significantly better mental well-being. "A lot of research focuses {#blank#}4{#/blank#} poor mental health, or single aspect of well-being like life satisfaction. What makes our work different is the way we consider multi-dimensional mental well-being in terms of happiness, life satisfaction and worth," said Victoria Houlden from the University of Warwick.

    The study, {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (publish) in the journal Applied Geography, found that there is a very strong relationship between the amount of green space around a person's home {#blank#}6{#/blank#}  their feelings of life satisfaction, happiness, and self-worth. Green space within 300 metres of home made the greatest {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (differ) to mental well-being. The study found that access to green space was {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (important) than lifestyle factors such as employment, income and general health. "By {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (combine) advanced statistical and mapping methods, we've shown that the effect is real. {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (basical) we've proven what everyone has always assumed was true," said Scott Weich, Professor at the University of Sheffield.