Here are the suggested words to fill in the blanks from the passages provided:

**For the first passage:**
1. **RECREATIONAL** - "In the past, people had much leisure time as we have now..."
2. **USUAL** - "...most of us are able to pursue other interests. We have a great many **usual** activities: music, dance, drama, movies, sports, travel, painting, and so on."

**For the second passage:**
1. **EXCITE** - "In Great Britain there were **exciting** newspaper articles about the film and how it was made."
2. **HARM** - "...some people thought it might be upsetting for children but most people saw it as **enjoyable** entertainment."

**For the third passage:**
1. **JOIN** - "Competitive sport offers athletes a chance to show their loyalty **to** their country."
2. **WEAR** - "The athletes **wear** the uniform representing their country when they..."
3. **COMPETE** - "...it is for their country **that** the athletes try their best to **win**."

**For the second section:**
1. **HOBBY** - "Our hobbies can include many activities that we can **sell** like crafts and printing."
2. **EXPERIMENTS** - "...**experiments** can be a fun hobby to explore our interests."

Feel free to make adjustments based on context or the words you'd like to use!