Want to say "hello" from Disneyland? Send a post card!
Beautiful scenes（戏剧）of paradise (乐园), wild animals, silly pictures — you can find them all in one place. Where? On a post card! Have people always sent post cards? No. Before post cards, people liked sealed letters.
The idea for the first decorated (装饰) post card came to John P. Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card with decorations would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s, post cards with pictures 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 a divided-back post card. Then people could write their note on the back left side and put the address on the right. During the early 1900s, the golden age of post cards, picture post cards became a craze of the world. In 1908, Americans alone mailed over 677 million post cards. Today, post cards are the third most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins.
1.We can see some silly pictures on the post cards.
2.Post cards were produced before sealed letters.
3.In 1861, the first decorated post card appeared.
4.Post cards were most popular during the early 1900s.
5.Stamps, coins and post cards are the most popular collections in the world.
完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出一个最佳答案填空。（共10小题，计10分）
A boy was walking in the street a man came over him and him the way___ the station.
The boy was very naughty（顽皮的）. He wanted play a joke on the man. He pointed to__ side of the road and said, “Go down the street until you reach a shop. You can find it on your left.” The man thanked him and went away.
A few minutes _ , the man came back. He said to boy that there was only a bookshop there and he _ find the station.
The boy _ and said, “ _ a map in the bookshop, and you’ll find the way!”
1.A. but B. because C. when
2.A. from B. to C. for
3.A. ask B. asked C. tell
4.A. to B. for C. at
5.A. to do B. to C. show
6.A. another B. the other C. one more
7.A. before B. after C. later
8.A. can’t B. may not C. couldn’t
9.A. cried B. smiled C. run
10.A. Buy B. Carry C. Show
What will they do ?
A. in the future B. in future C. future
— did you go vacation?
— I went to Shanghai.
A. What, for B. When, on C. Where, on
What’s matter with you?
A. a B.an C. the
— Would you like to come to my party?
—Sure, .
A. I’ love
B.I can’t
C. I’d love to
