Stamp collecting is easy when you do it as a hobby. You don’t have to spend a lot of money on it. Sometimes stamps can be got from many sources（来源） for free.
Getting Started
If you have no stamps at all, you might want to buy a packet of 500 or 1,000 different worldwide stamps from a hobby shop or stamp dealer to get stared. One good choice is eBay. Try entering phrases like “worldwide stamps” in the searching box. However, even if you want to specialize in collecting stamps, my advice is not to spend much money on stamps in the beginning. Start off collecting stamps from many source for free until you have collected enough stamps and had enough experience.
Sorting Stamps
Assume (假设) you have some stamps and they are in paper. Before you take them from the paper, you should sort the stamps for example, by country. This is because dealing with stamps is much easier when they are on paper. When you take them off the paper, they become easy to bend, crease and tear easily.
Trimming (修剪) Stamps
Never try to take a stamp off its paper backing by pulling at it, even if it appears to be loose enough to do so. First, trim the paper around the stamp with a pair of sharp scissors making sure not to cut off the edge of the stamps. I suggest that you’d better leave a quarter inch safety area from the edge of the stamp when you trim the paper before you are good at doing it.
This passage is written for people who           .

A．have no money to collect stamps

B．want to sell their stamps

C．want to collect stamps

D．don’t know how to sort stamps

The writer didn’t mention collecting stamps from a           .

A．hobby shop

B．shopping website

C．post office

D．stamp dealer

According to the writer, at the very beginning, stamp-collecting beginners shouldn’t           .

A．collect common stamps

B．borrow some stamps from their friends

C．act as an inexperienced collector

D．spend a lot of money in buying stamps

What does the writer suggest not do when trimming stamps?

A．Pulling at them to take them off the paper backing when they look loose.

B．Trim the paper around the stamps with a pair of sharp scissors.

C．Leave a quarter inch safety area from the edge of the stamp.

D．Make sure not to cut off the edge of the stamps.