Hobbies are activities that an individual is (26)______ in doing during his spare time. Most

 

people pick up hobbies for (27)______ and relaxation. Others do it for financial reasons. Some

 

common hobbies that you may have heard of are collecting stamps and coins from different (28)______, reading, cooking, sports and photography.

 

Having one or more hobbies is good. It allows a person to (29)______ new skills, have an in-

 

depth understanding of that skill and gain (30)______ through it. Regardless of the advantages,

 

obtaining personal fulfillment is the utmost aim when a person (31)______ to pursue a hobby.

You do not have to choose a particular hobby based on the (32)______  you do. A computer

 

 

programmer may pick up cooking as his hobby. A chef may decide on photography as his interest. There are some people (33)______ are engaged in hobbies that provide entertainment to others

and income (34)______  themselves. One such example is the street entertainers. They play, sing

 

or dance for passers-by. In (35)______ for their effort, they receive money from the audiences on

 

the streets.

 

 

 

26.

A. excited

B. amused

C. interested

D. delighted

27.

A. pleasure

B. responsibility

C. duty

D. career

28.

A. districts

B. countries

C. provinces

D. councils

29.

A. train

B. apply

C. create

D. develop

30. A. experiences B. conveniences

C. certificates

D. promotions

31.

A. requires

B. adores

C. decides

D. attends

32.

A. degree

B. job

C. position

D. face

33.

A. which

B. whom

C. when

D. who

34.

A. for

B. with

C. of

D. on

35. A. regard

B. practice

C. theory

D. return