My hobby is reading books.

听力原文：W: What do you like to do in your spare time？

M: I like reading books.

Q: What's his hobby？

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A．His hobby is collecting stamps.

B．His hobby is reading books.

C．He likes listening to music.

听力原文：What's your hobby？

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A．I like reading books.

B．I'm a student.

C．I often go to school by bike.

A.Yes， I do

B.My hobby is listening to music

C.I like watching TV

There are so many possible hobbies.Choose one-or possibly ____1 one-that suits you.A hobby should be something that when you get up in the morning on your day ____2,you will be able to

say,Great,today I can enjoy my hobby,"or"I can't wait to get home ____3 work,because my hobby is waiting for me!"You should be so absorbed when doing your hobby that you may even losetrack of time.A hobby can bring tremendous joy and satisfaction to the young or old.Start out ____4 making a list of all the possible hobbies you even think you would be interested in.Search your mind back to when you were younger too.Maybe your drawing or painting was hung in the hall at your grammar school _____5 it was so good or possibly you remember doing your own tune up on your car and how proud you were.At this point you just want to list a lot ofpossibilities,no matter how odd they may seem.

W: Yes,I can suggest a hobby.Electronics might be fun,but you don't want a hobby that requires a lot of expensive equipment,do you？

M: No,I don't want to buy expensive equipment.I just want to do something that is relaxing and enjoyable. Do you think collecting umbrellas would be interesting？

W: Collecting umbrellas! I've heard of a lot of unusual hobbies,but I've never heard of that one. You don't play a musical instrument,do you？

M: Yes,I play the violin,but I want to do something different.What's your hobby？

W: My hobby is stamp collecting.I've just started collecting stamps and it's a lot of fun.Have you ever had a stamp collection？

M: No,I've never had a stamp collection.It takes a long time to build a good stamp collection.doesn't it？

W: Yes,building a good collection takes a long time, but a rare set of stamps can be very valuable. I can see that you're not interested in stamp collecting,but how about spots？

M: Yes, I am interested in sports.I want something I can do on weekends.Do you think golf or tennis would take my mind off my job？

W: Yes,I think they would.

Why does the man need an outside interest？

A．To free his mind off work.

B．To enrich himself.

C．To make new friends.

D．To kill the time.

听力原文：W: What are you doing here？

M: I'm preparing my fishing tools.

W: What for？

M: I'm going to fish with some of my friends.

W: Are you fond of fishing？

M: Yes. I like fishing after school and on Sundays.

W: When did you get such a hobby？

M: Long ago. You know, my father is fond of and very good at fishing. When I was a child, he took me to the riverside to see him fishing. I found fishing very interesting then. Well, what's your hobby？

W: I'm very interested in making home movies. But I haven't got a movie camera.

M: I also like taking photos and I have a Japanese-made camera.

W: I take a lot of photos, too. But I'm more interested in the history of film, so I really enjoy using a film camera. I'll buy one of my own someday.

What is the man doing now？

A．He is fishing.

B．He is preparing for fishing.

C．He is taking photos.

Reading story-books is my hobby.

I like reading story-books__________.

Enjoying Your career

My business is my hobby,' someone tells you. 'I wish I could make a living from my hobby,' you may think. 'It sounds ideal.'

Yet according to Sue Cole, a management expert, there can be both advantages and disadvantages for those who combine their hobby with their career. 'There's a real possibility that your hobby becomes less attractive when it's your job. But also quite a few people who make their hobby their career become too enthusiastic and forget about the basic principles of business,' she says. 'For example, someone may think: "I love cooking. There aren't enough restaurants in this area. I'll start one up." And they go ahead without establishing how many customers they'll need each day or what income they'll require to cover costs. That can be a recipe for disaster.'

Richard Campbell, however, has made a success of it. A keen amateur singer with a passion for travel, he first became involved in organising musical tours as a university student. On graduating, he joined a small student travel company, Sunway Travel, as a tour leader. Thirteen years later, in 1993, he bought the business and repositioned it to focus entirely on musicians, both amateur and professional. It was a successful move and Sunway Travel now arranges worldwide travel for 80% of Britain's classical musicians.

Despite the size of the business, Campbell still enjoys touring with orchestras. 'Musicians are usually delightful to travel with and you visit wonderful places.' It can get stressful though. 'They assume it's normal when everything goes right. If something goes wrong, they look for someone to blame, and they can be quite unreasonable and bad- tempered, especially if they are worried about meeting their contracts for the rest of their tour.'

Campbell explains that things haven't always been easy. 'Sometimes the company didn't perform. as well as I'd expected. There were difficult times and I had to learn to cope with the stress. However, we've now got to a level where my staff can run the business on a daily basis and all I need to do is keep an eye on things.'

Campbell recognises that he could have earned more in another line of business. 'Travel generally doesn't pay well. I have friends in other professions who are very highly paid.' But he has no regrets. 'They envy me because I am reasonably well paid to do something that I love doing.'

What does Sue Cole say about people whose businesses are their hobbies？

A．They have the perfect combination.

B．They risk losing interest in their leisure activity.

C．They know very little about raising finance.

听力原文：W: Andy,what hobby would you take up if you had more time？

M: I think I'd take up two different hobbies-an indoor hobby and an outdoor hobby.

W: Really？Why？

M: An outdoor hobby,like motor-racing,for a bit of flesh air and excitement；and an indoor hobby,like radio making for example,for quiet concentration.What about you？

W: I like indoor hobbies best.As you know,I like making decorations,toys and so on,but I'm also quite fond of knitting and I've made quite a lot of sweaters and the like for the family.

M: Yes.I've seen some of the things you've made.They're very fashionable.How long have you been doing it？

W: I started years ago when I was still at school.

M: Did you spend all your free time on your hobbies？

W: Well no.As a working mother there are many other matters I've got to attend to.but I do spend quite a lot of time on my hobbies.

M: What about money？Do your hobbies cost you a lot of money？

W: No,once you've bought the basic tools most hobbies are comparatively cheap.

M: By the way.how did you learn to do all these handy things？Did you ever attend a special course？

W: I did once,but most of it I've picked up from books.There are dozens of books on hobbies in the bookshops.

M: Ah well.Perhaps I should take up my coin collection again.

W: Yes,why not？You might even become an authority on old coins,Andy!

What kind of hobbies does the woman like best？

A．Outdoor hobbies.

B．Indoor hobbies.

C．Money-saving hobbies.

D．Time-consuming hobbies.