Peter was an English boy. His hobby was collecting stamps. He had stamps from many countries. Peter’s favorite stamps came from France. He had every French edition (版本) from 1960 to 2006 except a 1974 special edition stamp. It was very hard to find. He looked for it everywhere --- even in stores, at street markets and on the Internet. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But nobody could find the stamp. It made Peter very sad.

“Don’t worry. Please have patience (耐心).” his father said to him. “You’ll find it one day.”

“I hope so,” Peter said.

Peter also liked making friends. He had a pen friend named Victor who was in France. They wrote to each other every month. Victor knew Peter liked collecting stamps. One day Victor’s mother Laura gave him an old French stamp. It was a big, green one. He used it to post a letter to Peter.

As soon as Peter received the letter, he looked carefully at the stamp. He was very amazed to see that it was the 1974 special edition stamp. Peter was so happy! He told the good news to his sister and his parents.

“You see,” his father said. “You did found the stamp in the end. So you know, it’s good to have two things in life.”

“What are they?” Peter asked.

“Friends and patience!” his father answered.

41. Peter’s favorite stamps came from ________.

A. China          B. England                   C. France                    D. Germany
42.When Peter couldn’t find the 1974 special edition stamp, he felt _______.

A. unhappy             B. happy                      C. worried                   D. excited

43. Peter’s pen friend was ________.

A. Phillip                B. Victor                      C. Thomas            D. Laura
44. The color of the 1974 special edition stamp was _______.

A. blue                   B. red                          C. brown                     D. green

45. Peter’s father thought it good to have _______ in life.

A. money and time                                      B. books and food

C. friends and patience                                D. beautiful clothes and wine

      

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　　From Monday to Friday, most people are busyworking or studying. But in the evenings and weekends, they are 1 and enjoy themselves. Some watch television or go to the cinema, others 2 sports. This is decided by their own interests.

　　There are many different ways to spend our free time. Almost everyone has some kind of hobby： it may be something from 3 stamps to making model planes. Some hobbies are very expensive, but others don't cost anything 4 . Some collections are worth a lot of money, others are valuable （有价值的） only to their owners.

　　I know a man who has a 5 collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago, he bought an unusual fifty-cent piece which 6 him 350. He was very happy about it and thought the price was all right. On the other hand, my youngest brother collects 7 ．He has almost 600 of them, but I wonder if they are worth any money. 8 , to my brother, they are quite valuable. 9 makes him happier than to find a new match box for his collection.

　　That's what a hobby means, I think. It is something we 10 to do in our free time. The value in dollars is not important, but the pleasure it gives us is.

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