Food is important．Everyone needs to   1    well if he or she wants to have a strong body．Our minds also need a kind of food．This kind of food is  2  ．We begin to get knowledge even when we are young．Small children are  3   in everything around them．They learn  4 while they are watching and listening．When they are getting older，they begin to read story books，science books…，anything they like．When they find something new，they have to ask questions and   5  to find out the answers．

6  is the best way to get knowledge? If we learn  7 ourselves，we will get the most knowledge．If we are always getting answers from others and don't ask why，we will never learn  8  and understand better．

1．A．sleep                     B．read                     C．drink                    D．eat

2．A．sport                     B．exercise               C．knowledge            D．meat

3．A．interested               B．interesting            C．weak                    D．good

4．A．everything               B．something            C．nothing                  D．a(chǎn)nything

5．A．try                        B．have                    C．like                       D．wait

6．A．Where                   B．Which                 C．What                    D．How

7．A．for                        B．with                    C．to                               D．by

8．A．a(chǎn) lot                      B．more                   C．mach                    D．better

Many students have hobbies，such as reading，painting，growing vegetables in their gardens，and looking after animals．Some hobbies are relaxing and  1  are creative．Hobbies can develop your interests and help you learn new skills．

David Smith is a student，and his hobby is writing．  2  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   3   ．"She asked us to imagine that we were in a story．Then we wrote about our  4  at the camp．"

In senior high school David wrote a story about teenage life，and it  5 as a book in 2003．Many teenagers love his book，and as a result，David has become a   6  young writer．

David has been very lucky   7  his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success，but he is   8   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．  9  I'll write more books in the future，but I'm not sure．"

It's sometimes difficult  10  that we shouldn't spend all our time on our favourite hobby．There are many other interesting things to do in life，and we should try to do something new or different．

1．A．other                B．others             C．the other            D．a(chǎn)nother

2．A．During              B．At                C．For                D．On

3．A．manager            B．doctor           C．singer             D．writer

4．A．experiences          B．examples           C．excuses            D．experiments

5．A．took out             B．tried out           C．came out            D．went out

6．A．successful           B．normal            C．polite              D．lonely

7．A．or                  B．but               C．because           D．though

8．A．too                 B．a(chǎn)lso               C．only             D．either

9．A．Usually              B．Immediately         C．Maybe            D．Once

10．A．remember           B．remembers         C．remembered        D．to remember

Food is very important．Everyone needs to  21 well if he or she wants to have a strong body．Our minds also need a kind of food．This kind of food is  22 ．We begin to get knowledge even  23 we are very young．Small children are  24 in everything around them．They learn  25 while they are watching and listening．When they are getting older，they begin to  26 story—books，science books，anything they like．When they find something new，they love to ask questions and  27 to find out answers．What is the best  28 to get knowledge? If we learn by ourselves，we will get  29 knowledge．If we are  30 getting answers from others and do not ask why，we will never learn well．When we study in the right way．we will learn more and understand better．