In the 1840's the world's first stamps for letters were used in England. Ever since then, many people all   1  the world have enjoyed   2  stamps. Boys and girls' and older people,  3  .collect them. It's easy   4   collecting stamps. Ask your friends or parents to save   5   envelopes for you. When you get them, keep the ones  6  stamps   7   you like.
　　Don't try to pull the stamps  8  the envelopes. Cut off the stamp corner of the envelope. Leave the stamp corner in water  9   .  10   , the stamps will come right off the  11  . Then put the wet stamps on soft paper. Put more soft paper   12   them. Place a book on tap to keep the stamps   13   curling (卷) as they  14   .
　　15  you have many stamps, you may want to sort(分类) them. They can  16  by colour, size, place, or by how much they   17  for. They can also be sorted by the kinds of pictures on   18  . Every picture on a stamp has   19  in it.
　　20  stamp tells a story.
　　1. A. in           B. over             C. of           D. on
　　2. A. collect      B. to collect  　C. collecting     D. collected
　　3. A. also      B. too      C. either        D. at the same time
　　4. A. to finish      B. to avoid          C. to start       D. like
　　5. A. use          B. to use            C. using         D. used
　　6. A. have         B. to have          C. having       D. with
　　7. A. it           B. one              C. that         D. what
　　8. A. leaving      B. away            C. of           D. off
　　9. A. at a night    B. during the day  　C. all night   D. day and night
　　10. A. In the afternoon　 B. By the morning    C. Tomorrow  D. In the day
　　11. A. letter       B. envelope       C. paper        D. comer
　　12. A. over        B. above         C. under       D. below
　　13. A. to          B. for          C. from        D. in
　　14. A. dry         B. dried           C. wet        D. hot
　　15. A. When       B. While          C. As         D. For
　　16. A. sort         B. sorted          C. to sort      D. be sorted
　　17. A. get         B. buy           C. sell        D. to sell
　　18. A. it          B. them            C. those        D. which
　　19. A. meaning    B. animals      C. plants       D. flowers
　　20. A. The        B. All            C. Each       D. One

　　答案：
　　1. B  2. C  3. B  4. C  5. D  6. D  7. C  8. D  9. C  10. B  11. C  12. A  13. C  14. A  15. A  16. D  17.C  18. B  19. A  20. C