Unit 8 Collecting as a hobby 周测（二） 一、请阅读下面的短文，并从下列方框里的六个句子中选择五个还原到原文中，使上下文的意思完整、连贯。 A. Some people collected model cars or stickers, but he liked coins. B. He started with a small box in his desk drawer (抽屉). C. The next step was to collect coins from other countries. D. They were so cool with wonderful information. E. The earliest coins were gold coins. F. He wanted to collect coins. Peter was at his grandparents' house. He saw some coins in a bottle in the living room. 1. _____ On the coins, Peter saw dates, famous people's faces and values showing how much they were worth. Peter liked them so much. 2. _____ He began his collection. 3. _____ But that quickly became too small for all the different coins he collected. He had to put them in a bigger one. 4. _____ When his family and friends went to Spain and the UK, he asked them to bring back coins. He also bought some coins on the Internet, and some of them were really expensive. 5. _____ Even the smell of metal made him smile. He was really into coins! The good thing about it was that he could use them if he really wanted to, but they were fun to look at as well. 二、语法填空。 From Monday to Friday, most people are busy working or studying. But at weekends, they are free and they can enjoy 6. _____ (they). There are many different ways 7. _____ (spend) the free time. Some watch television or go to the movies, while others choose to do sports. This depends 8. _____ their interests and hobbies. Almost everyone has some kind of hobby. It may be something from collecting stamps to making model planes. Some 9. _____ (hobby) are very expensive, but others don't cost anything at all. Some collections are worth a lot of money, while others are valuable only to their owners. I know 10. _____ man who has a coin collection worth several thousand dollars. A short time ago, he 11. _____ (buy) a rare (稀有的) coin, which cost him$250! He was 12. _____ (real) happy about it and thought the price was all right. On the contrary (相反的), my youngest brother collects 13. _____ (matchbox). He has collected almost 600 of them by now. I wonder if they are worth any money. 14. _____ to my brother, they are quite valuable. Nothing makes him happier than a new matchbox for his collection. That's what a hobby means, I think. It is something we enjoy 15. _____ (do) in our free time just for the fun of it. The value in dollars is not important. What's important is the pleasure it gives us. 三、单项选择。 ( )16. _____ teacher talked to _____ about the stories of the old man. A. Our; us B. Our; we C. Ours; us D. Ours; we ( )17. The children have painted since _____ could first pick up a brush. A. They B. them C. their D. themselves ( )18. —Mary, may I borrow _____ dictionary —Oh, sorry. _____ is at home. A. your; Mine B. your; My C. yours; Mine D. you; My ( )19. My father's birthday is coming. I will buy a gift for _____. A. Him B. himself C. his D. he ( )20. _____ ... ...
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