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Ⅵ. 完形填空(共10小题，每小题1分，计10分)

Matt’s hobby was collecting stamps(邮票). He had stamps from many    36   , like America, India and China.

Matt’s favorite stamps    37    from France. He had almost every stamp for 1954 to 2007. He only needed   38   . That was a 1974 special edition (版本). It was very   39   to find. He looked for it everywhere. He asked his friends and relatives to help him. But   40  could find the stamp. It made Matt very sad.

“Have patience(耐心), my boy!” his father said to him, “Don’t   41   , you’ll find it one day.”

Besides collecting stamps, Matt likes writing. He has a pen friend in France. They   42   to each other every month. Last month when Matt got the letter, he was very   43   . On the envelope(信封), he looked carefully at the stamp. It was the 1974 special edition stamp. Matt was so happy! He told his sister, his mother and his father.

“You see,” his father said, “you have found your    44   .It’s good to have two things in life. ”

“   45    are they?” Matt asked.

“Friends and patience” he answered.