6．The dictionary defines a scrapbook as"an empty book for collecting and preserving photographs，newspaper articles，and other papers．"Today，scrapbooking is also a verb-and a popular new（75）B．We talked with Diane Lucas of Scrapsforever．com．
Q：What is scrapbooking？
When I make a scrapbook page，I take a few of my family photos and put them into a"layout"---a page that uses fancy paper，stickers，drawings，and words to show the theme（主题）．For example，this page about my son is called"First Day at School．"Here's a photo of him and one of his drawings，and I decorated it with ribbons，stickers and so on．When you make a scrapbook，you put words and pictures together to show the important times in your life．It's like a （76）A．
Q：How did you get started？
I made my first scrapbook ten years ago，when my father died．When I looked through his desk，I found the most wonderful things---like the cards my parents sent each other，and photos from his Army days．Those were such precious memories．I couldn't （77）B anything，so I made two scrapbooks，for my brother and me．
Q：Do you know other people who made scrapbooks？
Oh，yes!We call ourselves"scrappers，"and we love to get together．We often have"crops，"big parties where we all（78）A our scrapbooks．We bring our scissors and papers and our boxes of photos，and we talk while working on new pages．It's time for enjoyment，when friends show pictures and tell stories about our families，and our lives．（79）D，we create a book to keep those memories．
Q：（80）C．
I think people want to keep their family stories，and display them to other people．When you make a scrapbook，you can pass the stories to your children，and your grandchildren．So many people today want to do that!If you go online，you will find scrapbooking websites from Norway，New Zealand and South Africa．We all have boxes of pictures，and we all want to keep those precious memories．That's the real value of scrapbooking：sharing your family and your story．
| 75．A．job | B．hobby | C．sport | D．course |
| 76．A．personal history | B．modern textbook | C．picture collection | D．family advertisement |
| 77．A．think of | B．throw away | C．find out | D．pick out |
| 78．A．make | B．lend | C．exchange | D．sell |
| 79．A．For example | B．In return | C．In fact | D．At the same time |
| 80．A．Where can you learn scrapbooking？ | B．Who has set up scrapbooking websites？ | C．Why is scrapbooking so popular these days？ | D．How can you get things for scrapbooking？ |
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