Animals are important in Indian culture and are treated in a special way. For example, a lot of elephants aren't {#blank#}1{#/blank#} . they are domesticated(驯养). They aren't kept as pets, but as working animals. Every working elephant {#blank#}2{#/blank#} its own keeper. An elephant and its keep meet for the first time when they are both young, and they grow up together. In fact, their relationship continues for the rest of the elephant's {#blank#}3{#/blank#} perhaps 40 years. Lots of elephants work in the forest, moving heavy {#blank#}4{#/blank#} when they are cut down. Some give rides to tourists, or {#blank#}5{#/blank#} people during celebrations and festivals. Keepers take excellent care of their elephants , feeding them {#blank#}6{#/blank#} and giving them a bath at the end of the working day.

{#blank#}7{#/blank#} special animal in India is the cow. Cows are protected animals, {#blank#}8{#/blank#}    they aren't kept on farms or killed for food, although people do use their milk. So in India you can often see cows walking around towns and cities, and nobody tries  {#blank#}9{#/blank#}   them. If they sit down in the middle of the road, people  {#blank#}10{#/blank#}  drive around them! Do you think it's interesting?

    Different people have different kinds of hobbies. Some like reading and drawing. Some like playing sports and some like collecting stamps. I have many good friends. They all have their{#blank#}1{#/blank#}hobbies. When they were young, they usually{#blank#}2{#/blank#}with doll. Now they grow up, they start to have other hobbies. Some of them go out{#blank#}3{#/blank#}a sport like football or skating. Some like collecting{#blank#}4{#/blank#}and stamps. Some of the most{#blank#}5{#/blank#}hobbies are watching TV plays and listening to music. I used to read books{#blank#}6{#/blank#}draw pictures. I could learn many useful things.

    People will spend a lot of{#blank#}7{#/blank#}training hobbies. Some of them may be{#blank#}8{#/blank#}in playing the piano for many years. While some others may{#blank#}9{#/blank#}their interests very often.

    Why do people need hobbies? I think a hobby is something we are{#blank#}10{#/blank#}of doing. The main goal（目标） of a hobby is to give us a break from our work or study.

    Nick went straight to work after leaving high school at the age of 18. He got a job in a big business. But he thought it was a {#blank#}1{#/blank#} because there weren't any chances for him. He thought graduates (大学毕业生){#blank#}2{#/blank#} got more interesting jobs, so he decided to go to university to have a better future.

    Studying in a college was one of the best {#blank#}3{#/blank#} in his life. And now he's looking for a new job—better paid and more interesting {#blank#}4{#/blank#} his last one.

    Alice {#blank#}5{#/blank#} school at sixteen and started working in a market. Now she's just opened her first shop. Some of her friends {#blank#}6{#/blank#} went on to university can't find work. They had good time at college for a few years, but she really don't know why they still stayed in college. Working for {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is the best education.

    Saran was {#blank#}8{#/blank#}when she got her first job after graduating from university, because the boss was her classmate in the high school! He went straight to work at 18 and now he's making more money than her! Actually, he {#blank#}9{#/blank#}to go to university now. I think you'll get more from university if you {#blank#}10{#/blank#} some time working first.

    Is it true that we British people have a different sense of humor from people in other countries? Let's have a look at what we laugh at in {#blank#}1{#/blank#}.

    To us British people, {#blank#}2{#/blank#} and important people often cause laughter. It's not just politicians (政客) who make us laugh, but anyone whose job is to tell other people what to do and who takes {#blank#}3{#/blank#} too seriously.

    We laugh at the power, but also, pitifully, at anyone who is treated {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. We know they cannot win, but if they do win sometimes, it's even {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Our clowns (小丑) are often silly people doing silly things, while in America, they are often clever people doing clever things-and {#blank#}6{#/blank#} at last.

    The fact that we laugh when other people might feel {#blank#}7{#/blank#} is one of the strangest things to learn about British humor. We do have a strong sense of irony (反讽). After some terrible experience, we might say, "Not very {#blank#}8{#/blank#}." And we might say in the middle of a typhoon, "It's a bit windy today." Or "There is a tiny problem," when something has gone {#blank#}9{#/blank#} wrong. We don't like to express strong feelings, but just "keep calm and carry on".

    Another things that can make it difficult {#blank#}10{#/blank#} British humor is that we don't always laugh or even smile when we say something funny. We often keep a straight face or use an unsmiling expression when we're making a joke.

    Do you think the British sense of humor is special?