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There are many things that I like to do in my free time. They are my hobbies. I am sure other people have their hobbies, (1)______. The hobby I like most is playing my guitar. It was given to me by my mother for my eighth birthday. My uncle, who is a guitarist, teaches me (2)_______to play it. Now I can play a few simple tunes. I begin to sing while playing the guitar but I am not so good at this. My uncle tells me that I need to (3)______ a lot to become good at playing the guitar.

Another hobby that I spend time on is keeping fish. I have a glass aquarium where I keep different kinds of little fish. Some of them were bought from the shop while some of them were caught from the stream near where I live. They look so beautiful swimming about in the aquarium and I love to just watch (4)________. It is very relaxing to do so. Even my uncle loves watching them. However, they do die and it is not a pleasant job to remove the dead ones. Also, it is quite a difficult job cleaning the aquarium but I have to do this whenever it gets (5)______.

There are other things that I like to do but they are not so interesting. Playing the guitar is my favourite pastime. Next comes taking care of my fish. These things really keep me occupied. I am glad I am able to do them.

1. I am sure other people have their hobbies, (1)_____.

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I saw some badminton on TV and found it quite (1) ____, I wondered if there was a club or association in my area. I looked everywhere but, unfortunately, the nearest club was 80 kilometers away. So, without any knowledge, I decided to form my own club. It was very (2)______at the beginning - I didn’t have any equipment  (3)______ I had to convince a few people that it was an enjoyable way to (4)_____ fit. I organized a small competition which was a lot of (5)______ and things started to grow from there. Now we've got a full - time trainer and our opponents come from all over the country. One of our members was even a bronze medallist in the national championship!

I saw some badminton on TV and found it quite (1) ____, I wondered if there was a club or association in my area.

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I saw some badminton on TV and found it quite (1) ____, I wondered if there was a club or association in my area. I looked everywhere but, unfortunately, the nearest club was 80 kilometers away. So, without any knowledge, I decided to form my own club. It was very (2)______at the beginning - I didn’t have any equipment  (3)______ I had to convince a few people that it was an enjoyable way to (4)_____ fit. I organized a small competition which was a lot of (5)______ and things started to grow from there. Now we've got a full - time trainer and our opponents come from all over the country. One of our members was even a bronze medallist in the national championship!

So, without any knowledge, I decided to form my own club. It was very (2)______at the beginning I didn’t have any equipment.

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I saw some badminton on TV and found it quite (1) ____, I wondered if there was a club or association in my area. I looked everywhere but, unfortunately, the nearest club was 80 kilometers away. So, without any knowledge, I decided to form my own club. It was very (2)______at the beginning - I didn’t have any equipment  (3)______ I had to convince a few people that it was an enjoyable way to (4)_____ fit. I organized a small competition which was a lot of (5)______ and things started to grow from there. Now we've got a full - time trainer and our opponents come from all over the country. One of our members was even a bronze medallist in the national championship!

I didn’t have any equipment  (3)______ I had to convince a few people that it was an enjoyable way to ...

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I saw some badminton on TV and found it quite (1) ____, I wondered if there was a club or association in my area. I looked everywhere but, unfortunately, the nearest club was 80 kilometers away. So, without any knowledge, I decided to form my own club. It was very (2)______at the beginning - I didn’t have any equipment  (3)______ I had to convince a few people that it was an enjoyable way to (4)_____ fit. I organized a small competition which was a lot of (5)______ and things started to grow from there. Now we've got a full - time trainer and our opponents come from all over the country. One of our members was even a bronze medallist in the national championship!

I didn’t have any equipment so I had to convince a few people that it was an enjoyable way to (4)_____ fit.

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I saw some badminton on TV and found it quite (1) ____, I wondered if there was a club or association in my area. I looked everywhere but, unfortunately, the nearest club was 80 kilometers away. So, without any knowledge, I decided to form my own club. It was very (2)______at the beginning - I didn’t have any equipment  (3)______ I had to convince a few people that it was an enjoyable way to (4)_____ fit. I organized a small competition which was a lot of (5)______ and things started to grow from there. Now we've got a full - time trainer and our opponents come from all over the country. One of our members was even a bronze medallist in the national championship!

I organized a small competition which was a lot of (5)______ and things started to grow from there.

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My hobby is reading. I read story books, magazines, newspapers and any kinds of materials that I find (1)____.  This hobby got started when I (2) _____ little boy. I always wanted my parents (3) _______ fairy tales and other stories to me. Then I learned to read. I started with simple ABC books. Soon I could read simple fairy tales and (4) ______ stories.

Now I read just about anything that is available I have learned a lot from reading. I learned about how people lived in bygone days of magic and mystery. I learned about the  (5) ______ of the world, space travel, human achievements, gigantic whales, tiny viruses and other fascinating things of our world. The wonderful thing about reading is that I do not have to learn things the hard way. For example, I do not have to catch a disease to know that it (6)____ kill me. I know the danger (7)______ I can avoid it. Also I do not have to go deep into the jungle to learn about the tigers. I can read all about them in a book.

Books provide the readers with so (8) ____ facts and information. They have certainly helped me in my daily life. So I continue to read. Besides being more informed (9) ____ the world, I also spend my time profitably. It is indeed (10)... good hobby.

My hobby is reading. I read story books, magazines, newspapers and any kinds of materials that I find (1)____.  

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My hobby is reading. I read story books, magazines, newspapers and any kinds of materials that I find (1)____.  This hobby got started when I (2) _____ little boy. I always wanted my parents (3) _______ fairy tales and other stories to me. Then I learned to read. I started with simple ABC books. Soon I could read simple fairy tales and (4) ______ stories.

Now I read just about anything that is available I have learned a lot from reading. I learned about how people lived in bygone days of magic and mystery. I learned about the  (5) ______ of the world, space travel, human achievements, gigantic whales, tiny viruses and other fascinating things of our world. The wonderful thing about reading is that I do not have to learn things the hard way. For example, I do not have to catch a disease to know that it (6)____ kill me. I know the danger (7)______ I can avoid it. Also I do not have to go deep into the jungle to learn about the tigers. I can read all about them in a book.

Books provide the readers with so (8) ____ facts and information. They have certainly helped me in my daily life. So I continue to read. Besides being more informed (9) ____ the world, I also spend my time profitably. It is indeed (10)... good hobby.

This hobby got started when I (2) _____ little boy.