Question 2: Fill in the blanks with one suitable word. The first letter has been provided: Every December millions of Christmas cards go through the post. There are pictures of stars and snow or Christ...

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Every December millions of Christmas cards go through the post . There are pictures of the stars and snow or Christmas (1) t...trees ... In these days it is hard to think of Christmas (2)w..without....... Christmas cards . Yet little over a hundred and fifty years ago there were (3) n..nothing ... at all.Here is just one story of the way in which they started.

Some boys of those days who were at boarding schools had to write a special piece of English at Chritmas (4)t.......time...... . This was sent to their (5)p.........parents ....... so that they could see how the boys' work was during the year .

Young people like to make little (6)d.........drawings .................. on the paper when they write letters or poems.These boys were the (7)s.............same................. They used to draw little pictures all (8) r............round....... the writing . Sometimes they coloured them , and after a time the (10)f..first......... Christmas cards.