In different countries and cultures around the world，free time is spent in different ways.

Several years（1）       （以前），researchers made a couple of surveys on how people spent their free time.The results（2） 　      　 （显示）that reading was the most popular activity in the United States，followed by watching TV.In UK，watching TV and videos was the most popular，and listening to the（3） 　    　 （收音机）came second.For Japanese，eating out was their favourite activity in their free time.And they also like（4） 　 　 （驾驶）around.

There were also differences in what people liked to do outdoors（5） 　 　（在……之中）the three countries.The most popular outdoor activity for（6） 　 　（美国人）was gardening while in Japan it only came（7）     　（第九）.For British people，going to the pub was their first choice，followed by visiting the cinema.

（8） 　 　（虽然）people around the world may enjoy doing some similar things in their free time，their interests are changing.In the US，for example，the interest in（9） 　 　（电脑）activities is increasing.More people are spending their free time going online，or playing video games.As reading becomes much（10） 　 　（更容易的）on the Internet，online reading will be as popular as other online activities.