Stamp collecting is perhaps the most popular hobby in the world.  1  people have been collecting stamps from different countries, for different reasons and in different ways.

　　I collect stamps from Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and the U. K. only. I  2   collect stamps from every country because there are too many. Some countries have hundreds of new stamps every   3   .

　　My father and sister work in offices,   4  sometimes they bring foreign stamps home. If I don't want a stamp, I try to swap it with a friend. I don't  5  any stamps because they cost too much money.

　　Most of my stamps are  6   ones, which are stuck on paper at first. I have to get the stamps off the paper   7  damaging( 毁坏)them.  8  wants to collect damaged stamps. I put the stamps into water in a bowl. After ten to twenty minutes, the water makes the paper   9  . Then it is   10   to peel off the stamps carefully and let them dry. After that, I put them in one of my stamp albums(集邮册) .

　　I have   11  albums, one for each country.

　　I can   12  many things from my stamps. They make my school subjects   13  . They show me what birds, animals and plants there are in a country. They let me    14 about the people and events in different countries. Some old stamps are very valuable. Perhaps one day some of my stamps will be  15   , too.

　　(    )1. A. Many           B. Few            C. No              D. All

　　(    )2.A. can               B. can't          C. like to         D. often

　　(    )3.A. hour              B. week         C. month         D. year

　　(    )4.A. because          B. when         C. so               D. after

　　(    )5. A. want            B. sell          C. swap          D. buy

　　(    )6. A. used           B. new          C. beautiful       D. interesting

　　(    )7.A. after              B. until          C. without        D. with

　　(    )8.A. Everybody      B. Nobody           C. Somebody      D. Anybody

　　(    )9.A. wet              B. fresh          C. clean          D. beautiful

　　(    )10A. difficult           B. good          C. hard           D. easy

　　(    )11.A. one             B. four          C. five            D. many

　　(    )12 A. have             B. buy           C. learn          D. want

　　(    )13 A. alive             B. boring         C. busy           D. difficult

　　(    )14 A. talk             B. know          C. worry          D. complain

　　(    )15A. new              B. old           C. cheap          D. valuable