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

David Smith is a student. His hobby is _______. In senior high school, he wrote a book and it _______ out in 2003. Many teenagers love his book. As a result, David has become a successful young _______.

In spite of his great success, David sees writing _______ only one of his many hobbies and interests. “I like playing badminton, too,” says David. He isn’t sure if he is going to write more books _______.

David is very lucky _______ his hobby has brought him enjoyment and success. But he is _______ in many other things, and he spends time playing badminton for his school team.

It’s something difficult to remember that we shouldn’t ________ 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.

It is not easy for people to sail (航海) around the world in quite small boats. Sometimes the weather gets bad. Accidents can happen easily and quickly.

One family once had an accident. A big fish swam under their boat and bit holes (洞) in it. Sea water came in and the boat soon went down. Luckily these people had another small boat——a lifeboat, so they all got into the lifeboat. They lived in the boat for many days. They ate and slept, and always hoped. At last people in a ship saved them.

How do people live in a very small lifeboat for a long time? They must be strong in every way, they must have a hope, and they must have a strong desire (愿望) to live. People cannot drink seawater. If they drink a lot of sea water, they will quickly die. They must catch rainwater and drink it. They must also catch fish and birds for food. Lifeboats do not often carry cookers (炊具). So people can not cook their food in the lifeboats. Raw (生的) fish and birds are not very nice but they are their only food. They must eat raw food, or they will die.