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Пожалуйста помогите вместо ___ надо вставить пропущенная слова Collecting things is a pleasant hobby.It's always fun as just looking at 1)___ you possess is always a joy.2)____ does not have to go outside for 3)___, since the collection is housed at home.Collectors can have a pleasant surprise when they find something 4)___ good and then they try to do 5)___ they can to possess it. One day a very rich American came to an English artist and said:''Sir, i recently 6)___ a valuable sixteenth century painting.I know what the English Government 7)___ me take it out of England.I want you to paint a picture on top of the old master.When i get to New York,we can 8)___ remove your picture from the canvas''. The artist agreed and painted a picture of London sights.When the American brought the canvas to New York it 9)___ to the firm to remove the artist's painting.But about a week later he got a telegram from the firm.It said:''We 10)___ the picture of London sights, also the old master, and are now down to a portrait of Queen Victoria.When do you wantus to stop'' /to send/easily/one/to clear/to buy/to remove/hardly/not to let/enough/people/whatever/amazement/really/what/amusement/

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Collecting things is a pleasant hobby. It's always fun as just looking at what you possess is always a joy. One does not have to go outside for collecting, since the collection is housed at home. Collectors can have a pleasant surprise when they find something really good and then they try to do whatever they can to possess it.

One day, a very rich American came to an English artist and said, "Sir, I recently bought a valuable sixteenth-century painting. I know what the English Government allows me to take it out of England. I want you to paint a picture on top of the old master. When I get to New York, we can easily remove your picture from the canvas." The artist agreed and painted a picture of London sights.

When the American brought the canvas to New York, it was sent to the firm to remove the artist's painting. But about a week later, he got a telegram from the firm. It said, "We have removed the picture of London sights, also the old master, and are now down to a portrait of Queen Victoria. When do you want us to stop?"

This story illustrates the amusement and amazement collectors can experience when they find something valuable to add to their collection. In this case, the American collector was willing to go to great lengths, even commissioning an artist to paint a new picture on top of a valuable old master, just to possess it. However, the firm's actions show that sometimes people may not fully understand the value or significance of certain items, leading to unexpected outcomes.