Question

V．用所给词的适当形式完成短文

    A hobby is a special interest or an activity that people like to do in their free time．Most people in Britain have their own1.(hobby)．

   Some people train dogs to race or keep pigeons(鸽子)2. (carry)messages．

Some people are crazy about plants．They put many3.(kind)of beautiful flowers in their kitchens and living rooms．4.(other)are mad about their cars or motorbikes．They spend their weekends5.(wash)them，painting them and trying 

6.(make)them go faster．Children and teenagers are7.(interest)in collecting things．They collect stamps， postcards or pictures of a favourite pop star．

    8.(learn)something new is also people’s hobby．Some people go to evening classes to learn9.(dance)，body building，bread making and so on．Some people learn these things by10.(they)．

Answer

1.hobbies

2.to carry

3.kinds

4.Others

5.washing

6.to make

7.interested

8.Learning

9.dancing

10.themselves

【解析】业余爱好是人们的一项特殊的兴趣或在业余时间喜欢做的一项活动。短文介绍了英国人的一些兴趣爱好，不同的人有着不同的兴趣爱好。

1.句意：英国大多数人都有自己的爱好。hobby是可数名词，此处考查名词的复数名词，故答案为hobbies。

2.句意：有些人训练狗用来赛跑或养鸽子用来送信。此处的结构与train dogs to race完全一样，用动词不定式作目的状语，故答案为to carry。

3.句意：他们在厨房和起居室放了许多种漂亮的花。many后跟名词的复数形式，故答案为kinds。

4.句意：其他人对他们的汽车或摩托车疯狂。other+名词=others，此处指other people，故答案为Others。

5.句意：他们周末清洗它们，给它们上色，设法让它们跑得更快。spend some time doing sth.花费时间做某事。故答案为washing。

6.句意：设法让它们跑得更快。try to do sth.设法做某事。结合句意可知，答案为to make。

7.句意：孩子们和青少年对收集东西很感兴趣。be interested in sth.对……感兴趣，结合句意可知，答案为interested。

8.句意：学习新事物也是人们的爱好。动名词作主语，故答案为Learning。

9.句意：有些人去夜校学习舞蹈，健身，面包制作等。根据后面的并列谓语body building，bread making and so on.可知，答案为dancing。

10.句意：有些人自己学习这些东西。learn…by oneself自学，反身代词应和主语保持一致，结合句意可知，答案为themselves。