Most British telephone cards are just plain green, but card collecting is becoming a popular hobby in Britain and collectors even have their own magazine, International Telephone Cards. One reason for their interest is that cards from around the world come in a wide variety of different and often very attractive designs. There are 100, 000 different cards in Japan alone, and there you can put your own design onto a blank card simply by using a photograph or a business card.
The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are attractive, small and light , and they do not need much space. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can buy only telephone cards, and some French cards cost up to 4, 000 pounds. The first Japanese card has a value of about 28, 000 pounds. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors magazine.
The text is mainly about ________ .
A.the history of phone cards | B.phone card collecting as a hobby |
C.reason for phone card collecting | D.the great variety of phone cards |
When did people in Britain begin to use phone cards?
A.In 1971. | B.In 1975. | C.In 1976. | D.In 1981. |
The main reason for most people to collect phone cards is that ________ .
A.they find the cards beautiful and easy to keep |
B.they like to have something from different countries |
C.they want to make money with cards |
D.they think the cards are convenient to use |
The writer mentions a market in Paris in order to show that ________
A.card collecting is popular among young people |
B.French and Japanese cards are the most valuable |
C.people can make money out of card collecting |
D.card collectors magazines are very useful |