Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests, clear skies, flying birds, wild animals, silly faces — you can find them all in one place. _______? On a postcard! Have people always sent postcards? No! Before postcards, people _______ sealed (密封的) letters.
The _______ for the first decorated (装饰的) postcard came 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 _______. By law, people had to write their note on the front—on the picture! The back was _______ for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back (背面隔开的) postcard. Then people could write their _______ on the back left side. And they put the address _______. During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, people around the world were more and more _______ picture postcards. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards.
Today, postcards are the ________ most popular collection 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.
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2．
| A．liked | B．hated | C．found  | D．lost |
3．
| A．advice | B．picture | C．idea | D．card |
4．
| A．above | B．with | C．under | D．for |
5．
| A．happened | B．changed | C．ended | D．appeared |
6．
| A．even | B．only | C．still | D．ever |
7．
| A．note | B．word | C．address | D．letter |
8．
| A．on the front | B．on the back | C．on the left | D．on the right |
9．
| A．surprised at | B．interested in | C．expected by | D． worried about |
10．
| A．first | B．second | C．third | D．fourth |
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