请阅读下面短文。根据短文内容从下面方框内的六个选项中，选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。Ahobbycanbealmostanythingthatapersonlikestodoinhissparetime.Hobbyists（

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请阅读下面短文。根据短文内容从下面方框内的六个选项中，选择五个还原到文中，使短文意思通顺、结构完整。

      A hobby can be almost anything that a person likes to do in his spare time. Hobbyists（沉溺于某嗜好之人）raise pets watch birds paint pictures play the piano and grow flowers.    1   They collect everything from books to butterflies and from boxes to stamps.

    People take up(从事) hobbies because these activities offer enjoyment friendship and relaxation. Hobbies help people relax after a long time of hard work and provide a balance between work and play. Hobbies offer interesting activities for the old. Some hobbies can make a child grow as a person develop his interest and help him learn new skills.2    Doctors have found that hobbies are useful in helping patients recover (恢复) from illness. Hobbies give patients who can’t move around something to do and provide interests that keep them from thinking about themselves. Many hospitals treat patients by having them take up interesting hobbies.    3   

In early times most people were too busy making a living to have many hobbies. But some persons who had spare time did enjoy hobbies.   4   People today have more time than ever before for hobbies. Machines have now reduced much time that people must spend on their jobs.

    5   Those who have developed hobbies never need to worry about what to do with their newly-found free time hours.

Sir William Osler a famous Canadian doctor expressed the value (价值) of hobbies by saying “No man is really happy or safe without a hobby.”   

A. More people retire at an earlier age than before.

B. Hobbies can also help a patient to keep healthy.

C. Hobbies can help kids to keep healthy.

D. The ancient Egyptians played games with balls made of wood.

E. Anyone old or young sick or well rich or poor can follow a good hobby in spite of(尽管) his age health or money.

F. They also go to concerts climb mountains go fishing skate and swim.

Answer 1

1F  2B  3E  4D  5A