A hobby is something you enjoy doing when you're free.     ①     . Western people like to try exciting new things. They like to go on adventures（冒险）and often do something physically  challenging（体力挑战）.     ②     . They usually do something like handwriting or painting for fun.

Hobbies can bring us great joy as well as a lot of knowledge.     ③     . Making things can develop our imagination（想象力）and creation （创造力）. Sports can help us stay healthy. Hobbies are fun.     ④     . Sometimes we have to spend a lot of time studying

for our hobbies. But I think that if you really enjoy doing something, you should never give up. And then you will have a lot of fun with your hobby.

⑴I am 73 years old. I often watch TV in my free time. Of all the programs, I like the news best. Through the TV, I can learn what is happening in our country and in the world. At seven every evening, I always sit in front of the TV on time.  {#blank#}1{#/blank#}

⑵I am a grandma. I like Chinese traditional opera. From Monday to Thursday, I usually turn on the TV at half past seven. The programs from CCTV7 are my favorite.{#blank#}2{#/blank#}

⑶I am a basketball fan. I like playing basketball very much. But I am too busy. So I have to watch it on TV. Every night, I watch the match till midnight. I am crazy about it, especially NBA.{#blank#}3{#/blank#}

⑷I am a housewife. I do the housework all day, I'd like to watch TV at night. I prefer to see soap operas like "Palace", "Meteoric Garden" and so on. Because they can make me feel relaxed.{#blank#}4{#/blank#}

⑸I am the only son in the family. I am in Grade Five. I like cartoons best. I often watch cartoons on TV after doing the homework.{#blank#}5{#/blank#}

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    Jason Queally is one of the fastest men in the world on a bicycle.

Every year, an important human-powered bicycle race is held in Nevada, the USA. The speed of the bike is measured for only 200 meters, but players take more than a kilometer to get their bikes going fast. Jason Queally's fastest speed for the 200-meterrase was 103.5 kilometers an hour.

    At this year's race, Jason failed to reach the finishing line. He was speeding along about seventy kilometers an hour when he began to lose control of his bike. When he tried to slow down, it began to smoke. Soon the inside of his bike was filled with smoke. He couldn't see, and he couldn't breathe. At seventy kilometers an hour, a crash could be very serious. Jason was frightened, but he managed to stop the bike safely. He would repair his bicycle and try again another time to be the world's fastest man on a bike. Better luck next time, Jason.

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    When talking about inventors, who do you first think of? Forget Thomas Edison. Meet the teenage inventors at the 24Jiangsu Adolescents Science & Technology Innovation Contest (青少年科技创新大赛).

    Wang Xingyu, 14, from Kunshan No. 2 Middle School, invented "a safe line' in the zebra crossing. {#blank#}1{#/blank#} "I put a spray tube (喷管) in the zebra crossing. When the light is red and  somebody crosses, it sprays water. If the light is green, it will not work, "said Wang. {#blank#}2{#/blank#} "Theres a water channel (管道) in the ground, so the water will be collected and used again, "he said.

    Zong Wangchen, 15, from Nantong Special Education Middle School, also got his invention idea from daily experience. {#blank#}3{#/blank#} When he walked on the sidewalk for the blind, he often came across obstacles（障碍物 ）. Once he even hurt his nose. {#blank#}4{#/blank#} Users tie radar on their knees and wear the loudspeaker around their necks. When they meet obstacles, the radar will see them and the loudspeaker will make a sound to tell the users.

    Chen Huijuan, an official from Jiangsu Association for Science and Technology, was surprised at these inventions." {#blank#}5{#/blank#} Get inspiration（灵感） from small things in life and you can be an inventor too. "he said.