Americans enjoy many activities. When they are at home, they enjoy reading, watching TV, drawing, {#blank#}1{#/blank#} (play) computer games and so on. The most popular activity is done outside. A new study {#blank#}2{#/blank#} (say). more than 40% of the adult Americans are gardeners.

    According to the study, during the growing season a gardener usually spends 3 or 4 hours a week {#blank#}3{#/blank#} (work) in his or her garden: digging, planting, cutting and watering. They also spend money on their gardens. Each year American gardeners spend about 25 billion dollars{#blank#}4{#/blank#} (buy) seeds (种子), plants and plant food. Plant food can make their plants {#blank#}5{#/blank#} (grow) better. They also buy garden tools and even special clothes for working in the garden.

    Why do more and more Americans {#blank#}6{#/blank#} (like) gardening? Most people do it for fun. To some people, gardening makes their home more beautiful and makes them feel closer to nature. Gardening is also a good way to get exercise and working outside in the fresh air can help them {#blank#}7{#/blank#} (relax).

    On {#blank#}1{#/blank#} Saturday, my mother and I went to the Fairy Lake Park to take some photos. We drove a car to a nice place near the mountains. We left in the morning before {#blank#}2{#/blank#} Sun got too hot. After about half {#blank#}3{#/blank#} hour, we came to {#blank#}4{#/blank#} nice place. It was near a lake, with some large trees beside it. We took some interesting photos of the mountains and the lake as well as some beautiful birds. My mother is {#blank#}5{#/blank#} good photographer(摄影师). Taking pictures is one of her hobbies. In {#blank#}6{#/blank#} afternoon, we went to {#blank#}7{#/blank#} good concert at the City Hall. The violinist there is famous all over {#blank#}8{#/blank#}world. We were really excited and it was {#blank#}9{#/blank#} great fun to take photos with the violinist, for he was {#blank#}10{#/blank#} interesting and humorous musician.