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. Choose the correct answer A, B, C or D to fill each blank in the following passage.

My favourite hobby is coin (1) . It is also one of the oldest (2)

of the world and is also called 'hobby of the Kings', as in the old times, it was

only done by kings and elite class of the society. It started for me some years back

when my father used to come back (3) his foreign tours and give me coins of

(4) countries. I started collecting them in my money box and after that

I always used to wait for my new coins as much I used to wait for my father. Since

then, it has become my favourite hobby. This hobby has given me information about

different countries of the world. I feel extreme pleasure in (5) my

collection to (6) . It has also taught me this lesson that A LIFE () ________A

HOBBY IS JUST (8) FOOD WITHOUT SALT.

1. A. collecting B. collectio