How do you spend your spare time? There will be different answers to it. Most people in Poland（波兰）have their own ways of spending free time. They have many different hobbies，which help them to get away from their everyday problems and spend their free time happily.

    Many Polish（波兰的）people like travelling. They always look for new places that they have never been to and add new and exciting experiences to their journey. Some of them like to climb mountains, others like to go to a sea or a lake to swim，because these can make them get exercise and are good for their health.

    Many Polish people also like to do sports in their free time. They are usually crazy about football，and football is regarded as the Polish national sport. Many football tans may support a certain team, so they go to watch every match of the team they support, and they buy many things that have relations with the team. Watching sport and doing it are both good ways to relax.

    In addition, doctors say that doing sports is very good for health. Many people in town, especially young men, often go to the gym to attend the exercise classes to keep fit.

    Henry works in a factory. He comes from a poor1and was in school for only four years. He has to work hard to support（供养）the family. He likes to watch2matches very much and spends3time on it.

    One evening there was a big football match on a playground. He borrowed some money4his friend and hurried there. There were already a lot of people there. And all the5were sold out. He was6for it. He saw a pole（电线杆）outside the playground and climbed it up7, A policeman came and said. "It's 8to stay on it! Come down!"

    "Wait a minute, please!" Henry said. Just at that moment the9heard cheers in the playground and asked in a hurry, "Which team has scored a goal?"

    "10team!"

    "Wonderful! You can11there. But take care!" the policeman said happily and left. Just12 the match was over, he came back again and asked, "Who's won?"

    "Theirs, 3 to 2."

    "Come down, "the policeman said angrily." Such a13isn't worth（值得）watching!"

    Henry had to come14. But soon they heard cheers again. "Climb up quickly and15who's scored a goal again!" said the policeman in a hurry.

    The word "hobby" is an interesting word. Every person has one thing he or she likes to do for fun. Some people like to collect things like stamps or story books. Others like to play football or go window shopping where you can look at many beautiful things without buying them.

    I have many hobbies I do for fun. I sometimes play golf with my sons. I play tennis with all the family. I like to collect music books. I also collect musical instruments from China like the erhu, the dizi, the xiao, the suona, and the pipa. These are the instruments of China which cannot be found in America.

    My favourite hobby is fishing. I like to go and see my brother in the state of Alaska where fishing is wonderful. The two of us take a boat and go to a small river where we fish for salmon, the American most famous fish.

    提示: (1)What is your hobby? (2)When did you start it? (3)Why do you like doing it?  (4)How much time do you spend on your hobby?(5)What kinds of things have you learnt from your hobby?

My Hobby