Question

 Beautiful pictures of mountains and forests,clear skies,flying birds? wild animals,silly faces ― you can find them all in one place. 16    On a postcard!Have people always sent postcards? No!Before postcards,people 17        sealed (密封的) letters.

 The 18        for the first decorated (装饰的) postcard came to John P,Charlton in 1861. He thought a simple card 19     a border would be a great way to send a note. Then in the late 1800s,postcards which had pictures on them 20        By law,people had to write their note on the front―on the picture!The back was 21        for the address. Several years later,England allowed a divided-back (背面隔开的) postcard. Then people could write their 22        on the back left side. And they put the address 23     . During the early 1900s,the golden age of postcards? people around the world were more and more 24        picture postcards. In 1908,Americans alone mailed over 677 million postcards.

 Today,postcards are the 25        most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins. You can always see or get a lot of newly-designed post?cards,especially on New Year's Day.

(   ) 16. A. How   B. When

      C. Why   D. Where

(   ) 17. A. liked   B. hated   C. found   D. lost

(   ) 18. A. advice   B. picture

   C. idea   D. card

(   ) 19. A. above   B. with

   C. under   D. for

(   ) 20. A. happened   B. changed

   C. ended   D. appeared

(   ) 21. A. even   B. only   C. still   D. ever

(   ) 22. A. note   B. word

   C. address   D. letter

(   ) 23. A. on the front   B. on the back

   C. on the left   D. on the right

(   ) 24. A. surprised at   B. interested in

   C. expected by   D. worried about

(   ) 25. A. first   B. second

   C. third   D. fourth

Answer 1

16—20 DACBD 21—25 BADBC