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Swapping postcards has become an interesting hobby for people who are curious about the big world in which they live . Swapping postcards can keep pen friends in touch . A postcard is a simple and beautiful way for someone to share his thoughts and memories .
There are some great websites that can help one develop his interest in postcard swapping . For example,postcrossing. com,started in 2005 by a Portuguese citizen,is a free website that connects people who share a passion for swapping postcards. If you want to receive postcards from other members ,you should e-mail a postcard to the address sent by the website after registration(注册) . After the individual confirms that he has received the card, your name will be added to the list of people to receive postcards .
Swapping postcards with people in other countries is also a great way to learn about the world;each postcard can be a window to another culture. It is like bringing the world to your mailbox
A. exchanging
B. designing
C. collecting
D. writing

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Swapping postcards has become an interesting hobby for people who are curious about the big world in which they live . Swapping postcards can keep pen friends in touch . A postcard is a simple and beautiful way for someone to share his thoughts and memories .
There are some great websites that can help one develop his interest in postcard swapping . For example,postcrossing. com,started in 2005 by a Portuguese citizen,is a free website that connects people who share a passion for swapping postcards. If you want to receive postcards from other members ,you should e-mail a postcard to the address sent by the website after registration(注册) . After the individual confirms that he has received the card, your name will be added to the list of people to receive postcards .
Swapping postcards with people in other countries is also a great way to learn about the world;each postcard can be a window to another culture. It is like bringing the world to your mailbox
A. postcards are simple and beautiful
B. Swapping postcards is a hobby for all people
C. Swapping postcards can keep pen friends in contact
D. Those who swap postcards have lost interest in the real word

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It has become an American tradition that those who attain great wealth return some of it to the public through philanthropy. An early example of this was the generosity of Amos Lawrence of Massachusetts, a wealthy merchant who in the 1830s and afterwards contributed much money for famine relief in Ireland. He also donated generously to educational and other humanitarian causes.
In the early years of the twentieth century several men who had amassed vast (1) likewise became great philanthropists. Andrew Carnegie, an exceptionally energetic man, (2) has begun working twelve hours a day when he was only fourteen years old, (3) one of the world’s richest men by pioneering in the steel (4) . After his retirement in 1900 he devoted his time and his wealth to the (5) of free public libraries. He also set up foundations for medical research and (6) world peace.

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Electronic mail has become an extremely important and popular means of communication.
The convenience and efficiency of electronic mail are threatened by the extremely rapid growth in the volume of unsolicited commercial electronic mail. Unsolicited commercial electronic mail is currently estimated to account for over half of all electronic mail traffic, up from an estimated 7 percent in 2001, and the volume continues to rise. Most of these messages are fraudulent or deceptive in one or more respects.
The receipt of unsolicited commercial electronic mail may result in costs to recipients who cannot refuse to accept such mail and who incur costs for the storage of such mail, or for the time spent accessing, reviewing, and discarding such mail, or for both. The receipt of a large number of unwanted messages also decreases the convenience of electronic mail and creates a risk that wanted electronic mail messages, both commercial and noncommercial, will be lost, overl
A. a machine that can be attached to your computer
B. a button that you can make a choice to read or not to read
C. a software that you can play a computer game
D. an e-mail that says some good words to you