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playing of nature planting relax beautiful
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Americans enjoy many activities. When they are at home, they enjoy reading, watching TV, drawing, __【小题1】__computer games and so on. The most ___【小题2】__ activity is done outside. A new study says more than 40%___【小题3】__ the adult（成年的）Americans are gardeners.
According to the study, during the growing season, a gardener ___【小题4】
____ spends 3or 4 hours a week working in his or her garden: digging, __【小题5】___, cutting and watering. They also spend money on___
_【小题6】__ gardens. Each year American gardeners spend about 25 billion dollars ___【小题7】____ seeds（种子），plants and plant food. Plant food can make their plants ___
_【小题8】_ better. They also buy garden tools and even special___【小题9】__ for working in the garden.
Why do more and more Americans __
_【小题10】__ gardening? Most people do it for __【小题11】___. To some people, gardening makes their home more __【小题12】
___ and makes them feel closer to__【小题13】____. Gardening is also a good way to get exercise ___【小题14】___ working outside in the fresh air can help them __【小题15】__.