给下列的句子排排队。（） Well, you can join the collecting stamps club.

M: Oh, when I was about ten years old. It's an exciting hobby. You know, the first postage stamps were issued in Britain in 1840.

W: Really? I didn't know that. I did know that the charge for mail delivery before postage stamps was paid by either the sender or the receiver. How much was the usual charge?

M: Oh, about ten cents for a short distance. But post offices were losing money with that system. Rowland hill, an Englishman, suggested using postage stamps. Here's a picture of the first two stamps issued.

W: They both bear a picture of Queen Victoria.

8. What picture did the first postage stamps bear?

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A．A picture of the British coat of arms.

B．A picture of the queen's palace.

C．A picture of Rowland Hill.

D．A picture of Queen Victoria.

M: Oh, when I was about ten years old. It's an exciting hobby. You know, the first postage stamps were issued in Britain in 1840.

W: Really? I didn't know that. I did know that the charge for mail delivery before postage stamps was paid by either the sender or the receiver. How much was the usual charge?

M: Oh, about ten cents for a short distance. But post offices were losing money with that system. Rowland hill, an Englishman, suggested using postage stamps. Here's a picture of the first two stamps issued.

W: They both bear a picture of Queen Victoria.

(8)

A．A picture of the British coat of arms.

B．A picture of the queen's palace.

C．A picture of Rowland Hill.

D．A picture of Queen Victoria.

M: Oh, when I was about ten years old. It's an exciting hobby. You know, the first postage stamps were issued in Britain in 1840.

W: Really? I didn't know that. I did know that the charge for mail delivery before postage stamps was paid by either the sender or the receiver. How much was the usual charge?

M: Oh, about ten cents for a short distance. But post offices were losing money with that system. Rowland hill, an Englishman, suggested using postage stamps. Here's a picture of the first two stamps issued.

W: They both bear a picture of Queen Victoria.

(17)

A．A picture of the British coat of arms.

B．A picture of the queen's palace.

C．A picture of Rowland Hill.

D．A picture of Queen Victoria.

A．Thomas Jefferson enriched the collection of the Library.

B．The Library of Congress is in Washington D. C.

C．The Library of Congress has books on all subjects from the very beginning.

D．You can ask the experts in the Library of Congress all kinds of questions by phone.

Directions: You will hear four dialogues or monologues. Before listening to each one, you will have 5 seconds to read each of the questions which accompany it. While listening, answer each question by choosing A, B, C or D. After listening, you will have 10 seconds to check your answer to each question. You will hear each piece ONLY ONCE.

听力原文：W: Frank, what's your hobby?

M: I don't really have one. I suppose bowling is the closest thing to a hobby I have.

W: How about the other people in your family?

M: Well, my son likes collecting stamps and my wife has a garden. She spends an hour or so every day working in it. How about you?

W: I have several hobbies but collecting coins is the One I like best. I have coins from almost every country. My favorite one is from China.

M: Have you ever been to China?

W: I want to someday. So far I've been to Canada, Mexico and Japan. I like traveling. Why don't you have a real hobby? Are you lazy?

M: I like bowling but it's kind of expensive. The real reason I don't have a hobby is that I don't have the time.

W: Oh, come on. Frank, you aren't that busy, are you?

M: Yes. I am. There just don't seem to be enough hours in the day. Being a traveling salesman is harder than you think, Sue. You know last week i was in Washington and before that in New York. And next week I have to go to Chicago.

W: It does sound like you are pretty busy. I guess it's better just to stay here in the office. At least I get to go home at 5:00 every night.

M: That's a lot better than 9:30 or 10:00 or sometimes even midnight.

What is Frank's hobby?

A．Working in the garden.

B．Bowling.

C．Collecting coins.

D．Collecting stamps.