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Today we have many ways to learn and enjoy ourselves. But why do many people still do some reading every day？

First， reading books is fun. You can always make your friends feel happy if you like reading. This is especially useful when the weather is bad. It is a relaxing hobby too. You can really become lost in a book.

Next， you can read a book in a car， in a waiting-room， on a plane， in bed ， even in the bath. All you need is a book！ Reading is a convenient （方便的） hobby as it is easy to stop and then start again.

Another good reason for reading books is that it is useful. If you read as a hobby you will get better and better at it. This means that you will read faster and will become better at understanding what you read. As your reading improves， you will probably find your schoolwork becomes much easier. Many school subjects depend on good reading， and as you read， you learn more and more.

Some people say that reading is out of date. This is not true. You have to be able to read to use a computer， and the better you read， the better your computer skills will be. Reading is hardly out of date！

Good readers are most likely to be good writers too. They are usually good at spelling as well， and have more things to write about. Reading books is a wonderful hobby. What other hobby could be more useful， or more enjoyable！

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Eleven-year-old Antonin Careme could not believe that his father ordered a lot of delicious food. It was an unexpected （意料不到的） dinner b______ the Careme family was poor. When he was eating thankfully， his father t______ him in a sad voice that this would be a farewell meal. His father could not support all his children any m______， s_______Antonin would have to leave home to make money h ______.

After the meal， Antonin walked a ______ the streets and felt sad. He knocked on the door of a restaurant and the o ______ happened to（碰巧）need a waiter. In the restaurant， young Antonin g______ his first lesson in cooking. He was hardworking and his employer （雇主） d_____ to teach him all the skills（技能） and secrets of French cooking. When he was fifteen years old， Antonin trained under the famous cook， Baily.

One of Baily’s customers was pleased with Antonin’s style of cooking， he asked him to be his personal c_____， working at his home. Antonin later went on to work for a diplomat， a banker and even the king.