When you are looking for something fun to do, it can be tough to find interesting hobbies that can offer a challenge and interest at the same time. You might think that there are no interesting hobbies.
If you are looking for an interesting hobby that is a little more low-cost, consider trying something like playing mini-golf or a particular board game.
Another thing to consider is trying out crafts. There are literally thousands of things you can do as a creator. There are also many fun hobbies that can teach you new skills or help you relieve stress.
You can also take up a game of chess or another board game.
Finally, consider taking up volunteer work.
| A．However, that is far from true |
| B．Volunteering can be both interesting and rewarding |
| C．There are many different fun hobbies that involve volunteering |
| D．Creative hobbies can be both expensive and fun at the same time |
| E．Another idea is to start a board game night group within your community |
| F．Chess is a great way to occupy your time, get social, and learn a new skill |
| G．The cost of board games is inexpensive compared to other expensive hobbies |
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【推荐1】Making lists is relaxing. It dictates the shape of the immediate future; it calms you down (it’s OK, it’s on a list somewhere) and it makes you feel good when you cross something off. List-making is standard practice in therapy for depression). It might even help you to get things done too. The more you have to do, the more you need a list and few people with high-powered jobs get by without them. Women always think they’re better at lists than men. Men tend to have Tasks which they assemble’ into Action Plans whereas women just have lists of Things To Do.
James Oliver, psychologist, has created his own “time management matrix (模式)”. He writes a list of things to do and then organizes them into categories: things that have to be done straight away, other things that it would be good to do today, things that are important but haven’t got to be done immediately and things that are less urgent but that he doesn’t want to forget. “Using categories to order the world is the way the human mind works,” he says. “After that, you should divide things into levels of importance.” But he also warns, “If people get too absorbed in making lists, it doesn’t work. They have too many categories and lose their ability to decide which is the most important.”
It’s all a question of what works best for you, whether it’s a tidy notebook, a packet of Post-it notes or the back of your hand． Having tried all these, student Kate Rollins relies on a computerized list, which is printed out each morning. “My electronic organizer has changed my life,” she says. “Up to now, I’ve always relied on my good memory, but now that I’m working and studying, I find I’ve got too much to keep in my head．”
So what are you waiting for? No, you’re not too busy to make today the first day of your upgraded time-managed life. In fact, there’s no better time than the present to begin to take increased control of your work and life. So, get out your pencil and pen and make a list.
1. The main purpose of making lists is to .| A．help map out one’s future |
| B．divide things into levels of importance |
| C．treat certain diseases such as depression |
| D．organize one’s work and life reasonably |
| A．good memory helps in list making |
| B．too much listing might be misleading |
| C．women usually make a lot more lists than men |
| D．people with high-powered jobs make lists most |
| A．groups | B．portions |
| C．items | D．areas |
| A．suggest a way of raising one’s living standard |
| B．introduce some ways of business management |
| C．urge people to develop the habit of listing |
| D．warn people not to rely on their memory |
【推荐2】As a human being, we are born with responsibilities which we cannot avoid. Here are a few tips on how to be a responsible teenager.
Do well in school. No matter how smart you are, doing well in school is what a responsible student should do. School can mean a lot of effort.
Care for your health. When you’re a teen, it’s a good idea to start practicing good habits.
Become a responsible support when needed.
Take responsibilities for your actions. When you make a mistake, it won’t do you any good to blame (责备) someone else or make an excuse.
| A．Health, of course, is one of them. |
| B．Build the right attitudes to your mistakes. |
| C．Always listen to everyone but do the best for you. |
| D．Sometimes parents get tired after a long hard day. |
| E．The adults certainly know what you are going through. |
| F．But that will all pay off in the end with jobs and your values. |
| G．Putting your responsibility off on others can break your relationships. |
【推荐3】If the idea of going to the office party makes you worried or you’re in a stressed state about similar get-togethers, you’re not alone.
There are some psychology findings that you might find comforting. Here’s a study that led psychologists to propose something called the “spotlight effect”. It is the phenomenon that we tend to think people are paying more attention to us than they really are.
It turned out that the participants had massively overestimated just how many people noticed their embarrassing clothes.
Further, why not set yourself a small goal of being on the lookout for anyone else seeming uncomfortable or left out? There must be people feeling that way, and you could help make their experience more positive. Above all, remember that avoidance never helps anxiety. What’s more, don’t expect too much of yourself. Pace yourself, and do your best.
| A．The most effective way is to be strategic. |
| B．After all, social occasions are an opportunity. |
| C．In this way, you might have a little fun along the way. |
| D．Feeling nervous about socializing is incredibly common. |
| E．Actually, the others just weren’t paying that much attention. |
| F．Indeed, too much self-focus is a major driver of social anxiety. |
| G．The study involved participants wearing embarrassing T-shirts in a group setting. |
【推荐1】How to Encourage a Teenager to Take up a Hobby
Having a hobby can greatly enrich a teenager’s life. Hobbies can increase physical activity and social interaction, provide stress relief and teach valuable skill.
You can ask your teens what makes them feel good about themselves.
You can determine if your teens already participate in hobbies. Teenagers spend much of their life away from the eyes of parents and don’t always offer up information. As a result, sometimes adults are not entirely aware that teenagers are developing hobbies. Your children may be developing hobbies away from home, so you may not have to encourage them to adopt new ones.
You can analyze the teens’ personality. A person’s personality can help them figure out their hobbies or interests.
| A．Think about your teens. |
| B．Their parents strongly demand them to do what they dislike. |
| C．Instead, you can support their present hobbies. |
| D．You can search for some interests you think your teens might like. |
| E．You can have the teens make an interest list. |
| F．One way to help a teenager find a hobby is to focus on their strengths. |
| G．However, many teenagers are unwilling to try a hobby. |
【推荐2】Would you jump off the Great Wall of China for 300 pounds a day?
A stunt (特技表演)person is a man or woman who does all the dangerous bits of acting work in films or on TV. This can be anything from a simple fall into a swimming pool, or walking off the top of a tall building. It sounds like a job that you would have to be made to try, but there are actually lots of people who want to do it.
Sarah France, twenty-four, is one of Britain’s sixteen professional stunt women ---there are one hundred and sixty stunt men in the country. We asked Sarah how she came to be a stunt woman.
“When I was young I was trained to be a dancer, and for seven years after school I was hardly out of work. A dancer’s life is pretty short, though, and my father suggested I should think about doing stunt work after I’d given up dancing. I thought about it for the next two years and decided to have a go. For six months, I worked really hard every day. I had to learn different skills---swimming, jumping, horse -riding, etc.”
Sarah finished the course in just five months and applied to the office which decides whether you’re accepted as a professional stunt person or not. Two weeks after she was accepted, Sarah was throwing off the Great Wall of China in Superman IV.
“I was very lucky to get work so quickly. I had a small part, playing a traveler who fell off the Wall after an earthquake. The traveler’s life was saved by Superman, of course! Actually, I fell forty-five feet into a pile of cardboard boxes! You can’t use anything softer than that or you will be brought back into view of the cinema. Instead you just have to learn to fall properly. It’s quite dangerous but I enjoy it.”
1. Quite a number of people want to do dangerous acts in films because___________.| A．they are mad | B．they don’t think them dangerous |
| C．no training is needed | D．they can earn much money |
| A．her father persuaded her to do stunt work | B．she could not go on dancing forever |
| C．she had to work hard every day | D．she was often out of work |
| A．an earthquake took place near the Great Wall |
| B．she fell off the Great Wall and hurt herself |
| C．she was asked to act in Superman IV |
| D．she learned how to fall properly |
| A．draw the readers’ attention to the whole passage |
| B．invite you to try jumping off the Great Wall for money |
| C．ask you to be a stunt person |
| D．raise a question for the readers to think about |
【推荐3】As people around me know, I love science very much. Some people don’t quite understand why and they find it strange that some people love science so much.
There is a part of science that isn’t often provided at school. It is to get schoolchildren to think why something works in a certain way.
What science means to me is not only explaining why things work in a certain way or providing answers for rather simple things, but also it allows my mind to wander(漫游), which helps me a lot.
I often educate myself on many matters of science, and the beauty of it is that I understand how so much of it all works.
| A．Interest is the best teacher. |
| B．For me, science is how I understand the world. |
| C．I do not only remember the existing knowledge. |
| D．I think that a large part of it comes with how science is taught at school. |
| E．If students do this often, they may become interested in science step by step. |
| F．It is quite difficult for us to imagine what the world will be like in the future. |
| G．One of the greatest benefits is when I learn about a complex theory and understand it. |
