A、10. B、9. C、12. D、8. A题目询问男士多大时开始对集邮感兴趣。对话刚开始便一问一答给出此题的答案，第二句“…when I was about ten years old”即得出答案为选项A(10)。

W: When did you become interested in collecting stamps?
M: Oh. when I was about ten years old.
W: Ten years old? So you have loved it for 9 years.
M: Yeah, it’s really an exciting hobby. You know, the first postage stamps were issued in Britain in 1840.
W: Really? I didn’t know that. What’s on the first postage stamps?
M: Well, look, here’s a picture of the first two stamps issued.
W: Oh. they both bear a picture of Queen Victoria. don’t they?
M: Yes, I wish I had the originals, then I would be a wealthy man instead of a poor stamp collector.
W: But I believe collecting stamps gives you much pleasure which not all wealthy men can enjoy.
M: Yes, I do agree.
Questions 6 and 7 are based on the conversation you’ve just heard.
6. How old was the man when he became interested in collecting stamps?
7. What is on the first postage stamps?