Starting a stamp collecting is easy and not very expensive.Before you start,you need to decide what kind of stamps you want to collect.Most people collect stamps that they are interested in. Whatever you choose,you will find that there is a world of knowledge in stamps. You will learn about people,geography,buildings,history and culture.

   You can collect stamps from letters,ask your friends to let you have their old stamps,or buy used stamps.When you get a letter with a stamp on it,carefully cut out the stamp. Leave lots of space around the stamp so that you will not damage it. Put the stamp in water and wait until you can safely remove the stamp. Carefully remove the stamp off the letter.Place the wet stamp between two clean pieces of paper. A stamp can get wrinkled (褶皺的) when it dries,so put some books on top.

26. What does the writer think of collecting stamps?

   A. Hard. B. Expensive.

   C. Useful. D. Boring.

27. No matter what kind of stamps you collect,you can find there is       in them.

   A. a picture   B. an animal

   C. a sport   D. knowledge

28. What does the underlined word “damage”mean?

   A. 損壞   B. 保存

   C. 利用   D. 刪除

29. What’s the correct order when we try to get a stamp on a letter?

  ① Remove the stamp off the letter.

  ② Place the wet stamp between two pieces of paper.

  ③ Cut out the stamp.

  ④ Put the stamp in water.

  ⑤ Put some books on top.

   A. ①—?②—?⑤—?③—?④

   B. ③—?④—?①—?②—?⑤

   C. ④—?①—?②—?⑤—?③

   D. ③一?①—?④—?②—?⑤

30. Which of the following is wrong according to the passage?

   A. Most people collect stamps that they like.

   B. Collecting stamps is easy and cheap.

   C. You can collect wet stamps from your friends.

   D. The passage mainly tells us something about collecting stamps.

   Almost everybody has his or her own hobbies. A hobby can be anything people like to do for   16   when they have enough time.lt can be growing flowers,reading,doing sports,painting,fishing or collecting stamps or bottles. A good hobby can teach us a lot and help us   17   after hard work.

   Different people have different hobbies. Anyone,rich or poor,young or old,can follow a hobby he or she likes.As for me,I not only like   18   sports,but also enjoy mental (智力的) activities.For example,I sometimes spend my time on 19 ： playing pingpong or basketball,swimming,skating or climbing mountains.I play pingpong very well and I am able to   20   very well on the ice. However,sometimes I enjoy mental activities,such as 21  ，painting and watching movies.Stamp collecting is really a helpful hobby to me.I learn many things,such as the places of interest and art of a country from the   22    The beautiful pictures and pleasing (令人高興的) colors on the stamps also make me feel   23    and happy. It is always a great joy to 24  a new stamp to my collection.And the more stamps I have,the more  25    I am in stamp collecting.

16. A. money   B. information   C. fun   D. advice

17. A. study   B. choose   C. grow   D. relax

18. A. physical   B. social   C. personal   D. national

19. A. music   B. sports   C. art   D. travel

20. A. skate   B. sit   C. ski   D. skip

21 .A. gardening   B. fishing   C. shopping   D. reading

22. A. books   B. maps   C. stamps   D. flags

23. A. comfortable   B. tired   C. lonely   D. scared

24. A. send   B. add   C. take   D. introduce

25. A. surprised   B. excited   C. interested   D. talented 

15. ——It’s reported that there will be a snowstorm this Sunday.

—       .WeVe planning to go on a picnic that day.

   A. I hope so   B. I hope not

   C. I'm afraid so   D. I'm afraid not

14. —Sorry,Fm late.

—       tell me the bus broke down again!

   A. Never to   B. Not

   C. Don’t   D. No

13. There is only       yogurt left. We need to buy some more.

   A. little   B. a little

   C. few   D. a few

12. Help       to some fish,Jeff.

   A. you   B. your

   C. yours   D. yourself

11. When you are swimming,       your ears. You can use earplugs (耳塞) to stop water getting into your ears.

   A. take after   B. take part in

   C. take off   D. take care of

10. —       beautiful blouse she is wearing!

—But it doesn’t look good against her skin.

   A. What   B. What a   C. How 

9. Yesterday       people came to the town to watch the car race.

   A. hundreds   B. hundred

   C. hundreds of   D. hundred of

8. —Bob,where is Linda?

—She       be in the library. But I am not sure.

   A. must   B. may

   C. need   D. has to