Hello, my name is Mary. I ________ new here. I ________ reading. I often read books in ________ evening(晚上). I like dancing ________ I can dance very well(好). ________ you like dancing? I like singing too. ________ favourite singers(歌手) are TF-BOYS. I like running, too. It’s my favourite ________. I can swim and ________ football, but I can’t play basketball. I often put my football ________ the bed. I can ________ English, but I can’t speak Chinese. That’s me. Thank you.

Many students have hobbies, such as reading, painting, growing vegetables in their gardens, and looking after animals. Some hobbies are relaxing and ________ are creative. Hobbies can develop your interests and help you learn new skills.

David Smith is a student and his hobby is writing. ________ the summer of 2000, he spent four weeks on a summer camp. As well as the usual activities, such as sailing, climbing and mountain biking, there was a writing workshop with a professional ________. “She asked us to imagine that we were in a story. Then we wrote about our ________ at the camp.”

In senior high school, David wrote a story about teenage life, and it ________ as a book in 2003. Many teenagers love his book, and as a result, David has become a ________ young writer.

David has been very lucky ________ his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success, but he is ________ interested in many other things. “I like playing volleyball, too,” says David. “I spend some of my free time playing volleyball for my school team. ________ I’ll write more books in the future, but I’m not sure.” It’s sometimes difficult to _________ that we shouldn’t spend all our time on our favorite hobbies. There are many other interesting things to do in life, and we should try to do something new or different.

Hi! My name is Zhao Lei, a student from Beijing No. 11 High School. Now let me introduce (介绍) my new ________ to you. His name is John. He is from America. Now he ________ to China with his parents and studies Chinese in our ________. We are in the same class. He likes China very much, but he can only speak ________ Chinese. My English is not good, ________ we often help each other.     

I go to school with ________ every morning. We have lunch at school. He likes Chinese very much and Jiaozi is his favorite ________. ________ Sunday, he comes to my home and plays games with me. He says, “Chinese people are very ________ to us. We are very glad to ________ China. I have a good time every day”.