Compared with people in many other countries, the Australians seem to know more about how to enjoy their lives. In Australia, different people have different ways to enjoy     1     (they) . They also have their own ideas about how to spend time.

Most     2     (child) , about 80%, work hard in school because they have to take lots of exams. After school, they don’t want to stay at home reading books any more.     3     , they put aside their schoolbags and go out to play. In this way, they get     4     (relax) and have fun.

Some old people get up early in the morning. Then they go to the park to read newspapers. It helps them know     5     is happening around the world. In the evening, they would prefer     6     (stay) at home watching TV rather than do anything else.

Young people enjoy     7     (have) relaxing trips on weekends. They go to mountains for a picnic or go to the forest to camp. They usually start on Friday and spend one     8     two days outside. Then     9     Sunday evening, they start their way back home. Nobody     10     (seem) to be in a hurry, although a busy week is waiting for them again.

From Monday to Friday, most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and on weekends they are free to relax and enjoy     1     (they). Some watch TV    2     go to the cinema. Others take part in sports. There are many different ways    3     (spend) their spare time.

Almost everyone has some kind of hobbies. It may be anything from collecting stamps to     4     (make) model airplanes. Some hobbies are expensive,     5     others don’t cost anything at all. Some     6     (collect)are worth a lot of money. Others are valuable only to the owners.

I know    7     man who has a coin collection worth $250. He was very happy about his purchase and     8     (think) the price was reasonable. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects matchboxes. He has almost 600 of them but I doubt if they are worth any money. However, to my brother they are     9     (extreme) valuable. Nothing makes him     10     (happy) than to find a new matchbox for his collection.

This is what a hobby means, I guess. It is something we like to do in our spare time simply for fun. The value in dollars is not important. We do it for the pleasure it gives.