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．

    Long ago, there was a queen who lived in a palace. She felt bored and said to her advisor (顾问)"All the things around me are too boring. I need a different kind of {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (beautiful). Let everyone know that I {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (hold) a competition for the most beautiful thing in the world. And the prize will be this crown (王冠).

    Several days {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (late), lots of people came to the competition and showed

their things. The queen was not satisfied (满意)with what she saw. The advisor suggested, "What you {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(look) for cannot be brought for you. You must look for it by {#blank#}5{#/blank#}(you). What about a journey?"

    The queen was{#blank#}6{#/blank#} (interesting) in the idea, so she started immediately. As she was on top of the hill near her palace, she looked down and {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (sudden) something cried in her heart. "Why have I never found my palace so beautiful?"

    The queen spent one year {#blank#}8{#/blank#} (travel). She saw beauty on the farm, in the

forest and even in the stars twinkling (闪烁)at night on her journey. But what was the most beautiful thing? She thought it over. All of sudden, she understood beauty was everywhere. She {#blank#}9{#/blank#} (learn) to enjoy the world. She left the pieces of her crown at different places that she had seen. As time went by, the queen's crown got smaller and smaller until nothing {#blank#}10{#/blank#} (leave).

    She found the most beautiful thing at last. It was the world!

    A dog entered a butcher's shop {#blank#}1{#/blank#}a note in his mouth. The note read, "$10 of lamb chops(羊排) , please."

    The butcher was very {#blank#}2{#/blank#}(surprise) .He took the money, put a bag of chops in the {#blank#}3{#/blank#}(dog) mouth, and then he closed the shop {#blank#}4{#/blank#}(quick) .He followed the dog and watched him wait {#blank#}5{#/blank#}a green light. Then the dog crossed the road to a bus stop. He checked the timetable and sat on the bench. When a bus arrived, the dog checked the number and got on it.

    As the bus travelled out into the countryside, the dog enjoyed the scenery. After {#blank#}6{#/blank#}minute, he stood on his back legs {#blank#}7{#/blank#}(push) the "Stop" button. Then the butcher followed him off.

    The dog ran up to a house and {#blank#}8{#/blank#}(drop) his bag on the ground. He went back down the path, took a big run, and threw himself against the door. No answer. He repeated the action a few times. Then a big man opened the door {#blank#}9{#/blank#}started complaining about the dog and beating him.

    Seeing this, the butcher ran up and shouted at the man, "What are you doing? This dog is a genius!" The man replied, "Genius? No way！He has forgotten his key for the {#blank#}10{#/blank#}(four) time this month!"