1 . Want to say “hello” to the persons you love? Send a postcard! Beautiful scenes, wild animals, silly pictures—you can find them all in one place. Where? On a postcard.

Have people always sent postcards? No. Before postcards, people liked to send sealed (密封的) letters. The idea for the first decorated postcard appeared in 1861. Sending a simple postcard with decorations would be a great way to send a note. Then in the early days, postcards with pictures appeared. According to the law, people had to write their notes on the front—on the picture! The back was only for the address. Several years later, England allowed a divided-back postcard. Then people could write their notes on the back left side and put the address on the right, the front is for pictures. During the early 1900s, the golden age of postcards, picture postcards became popular around the world. In 1908, Americans alone sent over 677 million postcards. Today, postcards are the third most popular collection in the world after stamps and coins. And more and more people send emails to their loved ones on Internet.

1. People use ________ to say “hello” to the persons they love, before postcards came into their daily life.

A．pictures

B．postcards

C．sealed letters

D．books

2. People wrote their notes ________ before England allowed a divided-back postcard.

A．on the top of the postcard	B．on the back left side of the postcard
C．on the back right side of the postcard	D．on the front of the postcard

3. _______ is the right order when people send messages in the history according to the passage.

A．Sealed letters—postcards—emails	B．Postcards—emails—sealed letters
C．Sealed letters—emails—postcards	D．Emails—Sealed letters—postcards

2 . Chinatown is the name given to an area in the middle of London. It is a large Chinese community     1    a lot of Chinese restaurants, Chinese supermarkets and shops.
In the 1950s, it was a poor area and everything was very cheap. At the same time, the world rice market changed and thousands of farm workers in Hong Kong     2     their jobs. As a result, they began arriving in London to look for work. They found jobs in the restaurants in this area.
These restaurant workers often worked 17 hours a day and had no time to learn English.    3    came and joined their husbands and children came and joined their fathers. As more Chinese arrived, there were     4     shops than before. The community grew, and Chinatown was born.
In the 1970s and 1980s, British-born Chinese started to have a better education and this brought economic (经济的) success to the area. Many families moved out of Chinatown, and there was more space left for businesses. Those people     5     in Chinatown started to put a lot of money into Chinatown’s development, so it soon became a popular place for tourists.    6     in London knows about Chinatown now.
During the Chinese New Year, the streets are seen with flags and thousands of Chinese go into the streets. In their mind, no matter     7     quickly the world changes, Chinatown still keeps its old traditions, and although different countries’ foods can be found in London, Londoners     8     prefer to go to Chinatown for the traditional Chinese food. The best restaurants are the ones where the Chinese eat.