From Monday to Friday most people are busy working or studying, but in the evenings and weekends they are free and _______ themselves. Some watch television or go to the movie, others _______ sports. This is decided by their own _______.

There are different ways to spend our _______ time.

Almost everyone has some kind of _______: it may be something from collecting stamps to _______ model planes. Some hobbies are very _______, but others don’t cost anything at all. Some collections are worth _______ of money, others are valuable only to their owners.

I know a man who has a coin collection _______ several thousand dollars. A short time ago he bought a rare（罕见的） fifty-cent piece which ________ him $250! He was very happy about this collection and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects match boxes. He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder ________ they are worth any money. However, ________ my brother they are quite valuable. ________ makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.

That’s what a hobby means, I think. It is something we ________ to do in our free time just for the ________ of it. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.