Take a guess. How much do you think an eight-side, red-brown stamp is worth? Well, it was sold by the Robert A. Siegel Galleries in New York City for $ 280,000!
The stamp is an 1856 one-cent British Guiana. It pictures an old sailing ship with words in Latin above and below it. You may think the stamp looks rather dull. But it is the only one of its kind in the world.
Any stamp collector would like to own the one-cent British Guiana. But you don't have to aim for value in a stamp collection. You may collect bright new stamps that cost very little. The idea is to pick a topic that interests you and then collect every stamp you can find that pictures it in some way. For years a Pennsylvania man looked for stamps showing roofs. Why? Well, the collector's name was John C. Ruhf.
President Roosevelt always found time to spend with his stamps. After his death, they were sold for over $ 25,000. No one will even try to put a value on the world's greatest collections. They are those of the British Museum, the U.S. Post Office and the British Royal Family. It is said that the Royal Family owns every stamp ever put out by Great Britain since 1840. No, that's not quite right. There's one stamp missing.
Stamp collecting has been a hobby for over 100 years. Going for topical(关于某个主题的)stamps is a good way to appreciate its pleasure.
(1) Why did Mr.Ruhf select the topic of roofs for his collection of stamp?
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A.He wanted to meet one of the rare stamps some day.
B.He liked the stamps that agreed with his last name in pronunciation.
C.He had collected the stamps showing roofs for years.
D.He liked different kinds of roofs more than any other stamps.
(2) The sentence “… and then collect every stamp you can find that pictures it in some way.”means ________
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A.after collecting such stamps you can find them different
B.(and) you may use different methods to collect such stamps
C.then collect as many stamps as you can
D.try to collect such a kind of stamps designed in different ways
(3) In this passage, the writer really means that
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A.picking an interesting topic of the collection is quite a good idea
B.it is no good for collectors completing the sets of the same stamps
C.people have had the hobby of collecting stamps for years
D.it's a good way to collect stamps having something to do with one's name
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Selecting a suitable tent
1 .When determining the size of your tent, you should take into account the number of campers as well as the camping equipment necessary for your trip.There should be enough room in the tent for the camping equipment. 2 .
Importance of food
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Adequate(enough)sleep
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5 .Keep these camping guidelines in mind and make sure you are fully prepared to enjoy your camping trip.
A.All campers should have adequate sleep during the night.
B.Thus you must have an efficient arrangement(安排)for food preparation.
C.The best camping trips are had by those people who prepare the best.
D.Take healthy food with you to meet energy demands during your trip.
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—That's Flight 1070 from Salt Lake City to New York, Kennedy Airport, transferring to flight 90
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C. When can I get to Helsinki Finland?
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E. Cheap flights might not be comfortable.
F. Let me check what flights are available.
G. What are the departure and arrival time of those flights?
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