Question

Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces—you can find them all in one place. Where? On a postcard! Have people always ______ postcards? No! Before postcards, people ______ sealed（密封的）letters.

The idea for the first decorated postcard ______ to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card ______ a border would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, postcards which had pictures on them appeared. By law, people had to write their note on the front-on the picture! The back was only for the address. Several years later, England allowed divided-back（背面隔開(kāi)的）postcard. Then people could write their ______ on the back left side. And they put the address on the right. During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, people around the world were more and more interested in picture postcards. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards.

Today, postcards are the third most popular ______ in the world after stamps and coins. You can always see or get a lot of newly-designed postcards, especially on New Year's Day.

1.A.sold B.sent C.bought D.made

2.A.liked B.hated C.found D.lost

3.A.turned B.seen C.given D.came

4.A.above B.with C.under D.for

5.A.note B.word C.address D.letter

6.A.legend B.miracle C.favourite D.collection

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