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Reading Comprehension
Choose the best answer.
1. What does a philatelist enjoy?
a. Collecting stamps b. Determining the value of things
c. Writing letters d. Introducing new stamps
2. According to the reading, which of the following is true?
a. People in the 1800s collected stamps.
b. The first stamps were made in America.
c. Boys’ Life is a magazine for philatelists.
d. Most people collect stamps with people on them.
3. What determines a stamp’s value? d. All of the above
a. Quantity b. Popularity
c. Condition
4. What does it mean if a stamp has a low print run?
a. It was made by Boys’ Life magazine. b. It has a picture of an animal on it.
c. It is in excellent condition. d. Not many were made.
5. Why was the 1856 British Guinea stamp worth so much?
a. It was old and rare. b. People liked it.
c. It was in good condition. d. All of the above
IdiomaticExpressions
Find these idioms in the reading.
well over [ a long time or a large amount more ]
That jacket is well over a hundred dollars.
down the road [ in the future; eventually ]
I’m saving this money for a vacation down the road.
go for [ to cost ]
That painting went for one million dollars!
Fill in the blank with one of the above idioms. Change its form if necessary. 137
1. I plan on becoming a dentist ____________________.
2. Today, the artist’s paintings ____________________ hundreds of dollars.
3. His grandfather is ____________________ ninety years old.
