Stamp collection was once considered a harmle...

Stamp collection was once considered a harmless and educational pastime for small boys. It still is — but with a difference. Grandpa and grandma have joined the small boys, along with shoe clerks, waitresses, truck drivers, college professors , businessmen, presidents and kings. Stamp collecting has today grown into big business.

All the really rare old stamps are already owned by collectors who refuse to part with them. But even if these owners were willing to sell, few people could afford to buy.

A stamp becomes valuable because it is “ rare”. Modern collectors with little money to spend have to create their own “ rarities”. One rarity that stamp collectors look for is an error in the stamp. The error may be so small that it cannot be seen with the naked eye. If it is there, however, it makes the stamp more valuable.

Stamp collectors have another way of making their collections rare or unusual. They bring together as many examples as they they can of a certain kind of stamp. What makes such a collection unusual is the time and the idea that went inot making it. One may collect only stamps of some color. Another may collect only stamps from a certain foreign country, or stamps connected with some person, place or event. Still other collectors are interested in the tiny holes along the edge of a stamp. They may be long or short, round or oval. Some stamps may not have them at all. Another thing that makes a stamp “ rare” is its postmark or its cancellation. Collectors go through a lot of trouble to have letters mailed to them from unusual places.

1.Grandpa and grandma have joined the small boys in collecting stamps because ________.

A.even kings and presidents are also collecting stamps.

B.they want to be with their garandsons

C.it is no longer a pastime for little boys

D.people can make a lot of money by buying and selling stamps.

2.All the really rare old stamps are sometimes owned by collectors who　 ________..

A.have a lot of rare stamps B.do not understand their real value

C.want to keep them D.are anxious to sell them for a good price.

3.Errors in the stamps _______.

A.may be too small for eyes to see

B.are usually wiped out by the stamp collectors

C.will keep the value of the stamps low

D.can not be seen at all

4.One of the ways that stamps collectors make their stamps unusual is to __________.

A.collect a large number of stamps according to a certain pattern

B.sell out stamps and buy new ones

C.keep the valuable stamps only

D.spend time studying them

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66. Which of the following is NOT included in a starter pack?

A. One hundred used stamps and hinges and album pages.

B. The Collectors Club Guide to Collecting and badge and stickers.

C. The latest Collectors Club magazine and membership card.

D. Royal Mail Stamp Calendar and Collectors Corner supplement.

67. This advertisement is written for people who want to_______.

A. make money through collecting stamps  B. develop stamp collection as a hobby

C. get something free from the club         D. find out where the club is located

68. From the advertisement we can learn_____.

A. Collectors Club is among the biggest clubs in this country

B. how much you must pay to become a member of the club

C. today is the last day for stamp collectors to join the club

D. members may receive a set of album pages every month

69. Where is this advertisement most probably found?

A. In a newspaper.                                      B. On a web page.

C. In a magazine.                                        D. On a TV program.

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1.．Which of the following is NOT included in a starter pack?

2.．This advertisement is written for people who want to_______.

3.．From the advertisement we can learn_____.

4.．Where is this advertisement most probably found?

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1.Which of the following is NOT included in a starter pack?

A. One hundred used stamps and hinges and album pages.

B. The Collectors Club Guide to Collecting and badge and stickers.

C. The latest Collectors Club magazine and membership card.

D. Royal Mail Stamp Calendar and Collectors Corner supplement.

2.This advertisement is written for people who want to ______.

A. develop stamp collection as a hobby.

B. make money through collecting stamps.

C. get something free from the club.

D. find out where the club is located.

3.From the advertisement we can learn ______.

A. Collectors Club is among the biggest clubs in this country.

B. how much you must pay to become a member of the club.

C. today is the last day for stamp collectors to join the club.

D. members many receive a set of album pages every month.

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1.Which of the following is NOT included in a starter pack?

2.This advertisement is written for people who want to_______.

3.From the advertisement we can learn_____.

4.Where is this advertisement most probably found?

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1.Mary: I never used to like stamp collecting. I read almost everything I can: books, magazines, newspapers. I go to the public library abut twice a week. If you’d like to send me something, maybe books are my favorite.

2.Tom: My wife says I should take up gardening. We have a big garden and she loves working in it. But the truth is, it bores me. My friends and my wife think I’m really boring, because I’m always listening to music. I go to concerts all the time. I love Mozart and all that classical staff.

3.Mike: I don’t really like video games and that sort of things. I prefer being outdoors, hiking or playing sports. I always go out with my family playing baseball and stuff all the time. I think most sports are pretty interesting.

4.Lisa: I’m a free writer, and a lot of people think my job is easier because I don’t have to go to the office everyday. And I don’t have to deal with office politics. But, you know, my job is very hard. I have to be very organized and much disciplined. And pretty self-motivated. And when I have a problem, there is no one around to help me.

5.Victor: My life is very stressful. In my working place, everyone is in a hurry and under tremendous pressure. The doctors are demanding, and there is always too much to do to save a dying patient.

请阅读以下相关的职业或兴趣爱好，然后匹配和相关的个人。

A. The person works in a hospital emergency room. His/her job is to assist doctors to rescue patients who are seriously ill.

B. The person likes sports activities the most. For him/her, having sports activities is very interesting.

C. The person works for himself/herself at home. He/She writes for others.

D. The person doesn’t like other things such as gardening. But he/she really likes music, especially classical music.

E. The person likes collecting all kinds of things, such as baseball cards and stamps.

F. Many people may like collecting things, such as collecting cards or stamps. But he/she likes reading very much.

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Stamp collecting is easy when you do it as a hobby. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on it. Sometimes stamps can be got from many sources (来源) for free.

Getting Started

If you have no stamps at all，you might want to buy a packet of 500 or 1,000 different worldwide stamps from a hobby shop or stamp dealer to get started. One good choice is eBay. Try entering phrases like “worldwide stamps” in the search box. However，even if you want to specialize in collecting stamps，my advice is not to spend much money on stamps in the beginning. Start off collecting stamps from many sources for free until you have collected enough stamps and had enough experience.

Sorting Stamps

Assume(假设) you have some stamps and they are on paper. Before you take them off the paper，you should sort the stamps，for example，by country. This is because dealing with stamps is much easier when they are on paper. When you take them off the paper，they become easy to bend，crease，and tear easily.

Trimming(修剪)Stamps

Never try to take a stamp off its paper backing by pulling at it，even if it appears to be loose enough to do so. First，trim the paper around the stamp with a pair of sharp scissors making sure not to cut off the edge of the stamps. I suggest that you leave a quarter inch safety area from the edge of the stamp when you trim the paper before you are good at doing it.

1.This passage is written for people who________.

A. have no money to collect stamps

B. want to sell their stamps

C. want to collect stamps

D. don’t know how to sort stamps

2.According to the writer，at the very beginning，stamp­collecting beginners shouldn’t________.

A. collect common stamps

B. borrow some stamps from their friends

C. act as an inexperienced collector

D. spend a lot of money in buying stamps

3.What does the writer suggest NOT do when trimming stamps?

A. Pull at them to take them off the paper backing when they look loose.

B. Trim the paper around the stamp with a pair of sharp scissors.

C. Leave a quarter inch safety area from the edge of the stamp.

D. Make sure not to cut off the edge of the stamps.

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The movie once________a whole generation of people. They proved to be of much________in the education of people.

A．affected; effect     B．effected; affect     C．effected; effect     D．affected; affect

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In Britain in the 1890s there was a postcard “craze(热潮)”. People formed clubs and collected and exchanged postcards. Even Queen Victoria had her own private collection.

When Edward was the king, the British had a cheap and good postal system. If anyone wanted to tell a friend that they were coming for tea in the afternoon, they would send a postcard in the morning. “Drop me a card” was as common then as “give me a ring” as now.

In 1902 an important step was taken. The government said that half of the side that was used for the address on the postcard could be used for messages, and the whole of the other side could be used for a picture. It was then that the simple postcard, as we know now, was created.

1.In Britain in the 1890s, _______.

A. people were interested in sending cards

B. people were interested in playing cards

C. people were interested in collecting postcards

D. people were interested in buying postcards

2.Which statement is TRUE?

A. Postcards were not used in the 19th century.

B. It was not until 1902 that the simple postcard as we know was created.

C. Postcards were used only for collection in the 1890s.

D. There was no message on the old postcard.

3.Choose the best title for the passage.

A. Postcards Old and New

B. Postcard Clubs in the 1890s

C. Creation of the Present Postcard

D. Postal System in Britain

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At five he was collecting old newspapers to make money. And when he was 15 he signed his schoolmates up to start a baby-sitting circle.

Now 20, third-year Cambridge University student, Peter Blackburn is managing director of a company with a £ 30,000 plan. And he thinks it will make more than $15,000 by next summer. He set up Peter Blackburn Ltd last year to bring out a new, color term-planner that now students all over the UK are using.

"I felt that most of the planners going around were pretty unimaginative," he says, "I believed that I could do a better job and decided to have a go".

Blackburn admits that he is putting far more effort into business than his computer studies course at university. While fellow students are out with their friends, he keeps in touch with his business office in Lancashire by movable phone. Before he set up the company he spent one holiday preparing a plan that would persuade his bank to lend him money.

"Most students work hard for a good degree because they believe that will help them get a job to support themselves," he says "I work hard at my company, because that is what will support me next year, after I leave college."

Friends believe that Blackburn will make £ 1 million within 5 years. He is not quite so sure, however. "There's a lot to be done yet," he says.

1.Choose the right order of the facts given in the passage.

a. He spent his holiday preparing a plan.   b. He collected newspapers.

c. He set up his own company.           d. He asked the bank for money.

e. He set up a babysitting circle.

2.When he was quite young, Blackburn _______ .

3.The underlined expression in the fourth paragraph "have a go," here means _______ .

4.In spite of（尽管） a college student, Blackburn _______ .

5.Which of the following best explain why Blackburn works hard at his company?

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