Like many children across the United States，Emerson Weber，11，is sheltering at home，which makes it hard to connect with people the way she'd like.So the fifth-grader decided to ramp up her letter writing.
    Emerson，who already wrote an average of five to ten letters per week，decided to drop an extra note to her own mailman. "In return，she's gotten dozens of letters，a sign of how important human connection is during the pandemic，" said her dad，who shared the story on the Internet.
    In her note to mailman Doug Scott，Emerson wrote，"The reason why you are very important in my life is that I don't have a phone so how else am I supposed to stay in touch with my friends？You make it possible!" She put the letter in the mailbox and the next day received a package with two notes and stamps inside.One letter was from Scott and the other from his supervisor（主管）at the US Postal Service（USPS），who wanted to share how touched they were by her message.
    Emerson's note eventually landed in the corporate newsletter（時事通訊）of the USPS.Then，the unexpected happened.Letters poured in from postal workers from across the country."The power of connection is what we are delivering，as we bring medicines，letters and goods to people staying at home，" USPS spokesman David Rupert said."Because we are hard at work，we are helping keep them safe and connected."
    Now，Emerson is writing up to 25 letters each week to respond to her new postal pen pals."I just think now we need to be thankful for them because we need them during this time，" she said.
    Emerson's dad admitted he was shocked by the response at first but believed there was a message in this.He explained，"At present，any sort of human contact has more meaning."

（1）What does the underlined phrase "ramp up" in Para.1 probably mean？（no more than 1 word）

Increase

Increase

（2）Why did Emerson write to Doug Scott？（no more than 8 words）

Because he wanted to express his appreciation.

Because he wanted to express his appreciation.

（3）What happened to Emerson after her note was published in the USPS' newsletter？（no more than 8 words）

Letters poured in from postmen across the country.

Letters poured in from postmen across the country.

（4）What was Emerson's father's attitude to her action during the pandemic？（no more than 12 words）

.He supported it.

.He supported it.

（5）Do you think what Emerson did is meaningful？Please give your reason.（no more than 20 words）

Yes.Because it can promote meaningful human contact.

Yes.Because it can promote meaningful human contact.