Fill ONE suitable word into each numbered blank. Write your answers in ‘Your answers’ part. (20 points)
THE COLLECTORS
Have you ever considered joining the world’s thousands of young collectors? (1) ___________your parents use to collect stamps or coins? Although many teenagers spend a lot of time (2) __________ computers games and doing sports, collecting things is still (3) ___________ popular hobby.
You may not regard collecting (4) ___________ a hobby, of course. All those old comic books that you haven’t got round to throwing out may not look (5) ___________ a proper collection, and your mother may not think that pile of old bus tickets in the corner is (6) ___________ any value at all.
Some people, however, take their collections (7) ___________ seriously that they devote most of their free time to displaying and expanding them. (8) ___________ postcards to toys frogs, somebody somewhere (9) ___________ bound to be collecting them. And wherever they live, the internet allows collectors (10) __________ compare notes or organize exchanges.
Have you ever considered joining the world’s thousands of young collectors? (1) ___Did________your parents use to collect stamps or coins? Although many teenagers spend a lot of time (2) ____playing______ computers games and doing sports, collecting things is still (3) __a_________ popular hobby. You may not regard collecting (4) ____as_______ a hobby, of course. All those old comic books that you haven’t got round to throwing out may not look (5) __like_________ a proper collection, and your mother may not think that pile of old bus tickets in the corner is (6) _____not______ any value at all. Some people, however, take their collections (7) ____so_______ seriously that they devote most of their free time to displaying and expanding them. (8) _____From______ postcards to toys frogs, somebody somewhere (9) ____is_______ bound to be collecting them. And wherever they live, the internet allows collectors (10) ____to______ compare notes or organize exchanges.
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2. playing / on
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