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UNIT 9 THE POST OFFICE
(BƯU ĐIỆN)
I GLOSSARY (Bảng từ vựng)
1 architect (n) a person whose job is to design buildings, etc kiến trúc sư
→ architecture (n) khoa kiến trúc
2 arrogant (adj) kiêu ngạo; kiêu căng; ngạo mạn
3 bother (v) (often used in negative sentence and questions) (- with/ about sth): to spend time and/ or energy doing sth bỏ công; bỏ sức
Ex: He didn’t even bother to let me know he was coming (Anh ta thậm chi chẳng buồn cho tôi biết là anh ta sẽ đến.)
→ bother (n) [U] điều khó khăn; điều rắc rối
4 brave (adj) can đảm; gan dạ; dũng cảm SYN courageous
5 burglar (n): a person who enters a building illegally in order to steal kẻ trộm đào ngạch
6 capacity (n) sức chứa; dung lượng
Ex: The fuel tanks have a capacity of 25,000 gallons (Bồn xăng có sức chứa 25.000 gallon.)
7 communal (adj) công; chung; công cộng SYN shared
→ commune (n) nhóm người (không thuộc một gia đình) sống chung với nhau và có chung tài sản và trách nhiệm
8 competitive (adj) (- with sb/ sth): as good as or better than others cạnh tranh; có sức cạnh tranh; phải chăng Ex: Our prices are highly competitive (= as low as or lower than those of the others) (Giá cả của chúng tôi rất phải chăng.)
→ competitively (adv) đủ khả năng cạnh tranh
→ competitiveness (n) tính cạnh tranh; tính đua tranh
9 courteous (adj): polite, especially in a way that shows respect lịch sự; nhã nhặn OPP discourteous
→ courteously (adv) (một cách) lịch sự; nhã nhặn
10.coward (n) (disapproving): someone who is not brave enough to fight or do something difficult or dangerous that they should do người nhát gan; người hèn nhát; người nhút nhát
11.cramped (adj): not having enough space chật hẹp; tù túng
12.customer (n): a person or an organization that buys sth from a shop/ store or business khách hàng
13.facsimile (n) fax bản sao; bản fax
Ex: It’s a facsimile machine (Đó là một chiếc máy fax.)
14.fax (n) a letter or message sent by fax bản fax
Ex: You can send faxes by email from your computer (Bạn có thể gửi fax bằng email từ máy tính của bạn.)
→ fax (v) (- sth to sb; - sb sth) gửi fax
15.graphics (n) designs, drawing or pictures, that are used especially in the production of books, magazines, etc hình vẽ; đồ họa
Ex: Text and graphics are prepared separately and then combined (Chữ viết và hình vẽ được chuẩn bị riêng rồi sau đó được kết hợp lại.)
16.in operation (idm): working, being used or having an effect hoạt động; có tác dụng
Ex: The system has been in operation for six months (Hệ thống này đã hoạt động được sáu tháng.)
17.make (n) hiệu, mác (hàng hóa)
18.network (n) mạng lưới; hệ thống
19.notify (v) to formally or officially tell sb about sth thông báo SYN inform
Ex: Competition winners will be notified by post (Những người thắng cuộc sẽ được thông báo bằng thư.)
→ notification (n) sự thông báo; thông báo
20.orphan (n): a child whose parent are dead trẻ mồ côi
21.pacifist (n): a person who believes that all wars are wrong and that you should not fight in them người theo chủ nghĩa hòa bình
22.pickpocket (n) kẻ móc túi
23.punctual (adj) đúng giờ
→ punctually (adv)
24.recipient (n) a person who receives sth người nhận
25.reduction (n) (- in sth) sự thu nhỏ; sự giảm bớt
→ reduce (v) [T] thu nhỏ; giảm; giảm bớt
26.release (v) (- sb/ sth from sth) tha; thả; phóng thích; giải thoát
→ release (n) sự thả; sự phóng thích
27.secure (adj): not likely to be lost; safe an toàn; bảo đảm
→ secure (v) (- sth against sth) bảo vệ
→ security (n) sự bảo đảm
28.shoplifter (n): a person who steals sth from a shop while pretending to be a customer kẻ ăn cắp trong cửa hàng 29.spacious (adj) (approving) (of a room or building): large and with plenty of space for people to move around in rộng rãi SYN roomy
Ex: The house has a spacious kitchen (Nhà đó có căn bếp rộng rãi.)
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→ spaciously (adv) (một cách) rộng rãi
→ spaciousness (n) sự rộng rãi
30.speedy (adj): happening or done quickly or without delay nhanh chóng SYN rapid
→ speedily (adv) (một cách) nhanh chóng
31.subscribe (v) to pay an amount of money regularly in order to receive or use sth đặt mua (dài hạn); thuê bao (mạng điện thoại, v.v.)
Ex: Which journals does the library subscribe to? (Thư viện này đặt mua những tờ báo nào?)
→ subscriber (n) người đặt mua báo dài hạn; người thuê bao (sử dụng mạng điện thoại, v.v.)
→ subscription (n) tiền mua báo dài hạn; tiền thuê bao (sử dụng mạng điện thoại, v.v.)
32.surface mail (n) letters, packages, etc that go by road, rail or sea, not by air thư gửi đường bộ hay đường biển 33.technology (n) machinery or equipment designed using technology thiết bị công nghệ
Ex: The company has invested in the latest technology (Công ty đang đầu tư vào những thiết bị công nghệ cao hiện đại nhất.)
technological
→ technologically (adv) có tính chất công nghệ
34.telecommunications (n) (also infml telecoms) viễn thông
→ telecommunication (adj) [only before noun] viễn thông
35 telegram (n) bức điện; bức điện tín
36.tenant (n): a person who pays rent for the use of a room, building, land, etc to the person who owns it người thuê; người mướn (nhà, phòng )
37.thoughtful (adj) (approving) showing that you think about and care for other people chu đáo; quan tâm; ân cần SYN considerate; kind
→ thoughtfully (adv) (một cách) chu đáo; quan tâm; ân cần
→ thoughtfulness (n) sự chu đáo; sự quan tâm; sự ân cần
38.transaction (n): the process or activity of doing something usually something related to business sự giao dịch
→ transact (v) (- sth with sb) tiến hành (công việc kinh doanh)
39.transfer (v) to move from one place to another; to move sth/ sb from one place to another chuyển; di chuyển Ex: How can I transfer money from my bank account to his? (Làm thế nào tôi có thể chuyển tiền từ tài khoản của tôi sang tài khoản của anh ta?)
→ transfer (n) sự chuyển; sự dời chỗ
transferable
→ (adj) có thể di chuyển; có thể chuyển nhượng
40.transmission (n) [the process of sending out electronic signals such as radio or television signals, or a signal sent out in this way sự truyền; sự phát
→ transmit (v) to send out television or radio programmes, electronic signals, etc truyền; phát
Ex: Fax transmission has now become a cheap and convenient way to transmit texts and graphics over distances (Hiện nay, gửi fax là cách rẽ và thuận tiện để gửi văn bản cũng như hình ảnh đi xa.)
* danh từ riêng
Portugal (n) Bồ-đào-nha
→ Portuguese (adj) (thuộc) Bồ-đào-nha
→ Portuguese (n) tiếng Bồ-đào-nha; người Bồ-đào-nha
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II GRAMMAR (Ngữ pháp)
Defining relative clauses
(Mệnh đề quan hệ xác định)
Mệnh đề quan hệ xác định (defining/ identifying/ restrictive clauses) là mệnh đề được dùng để xác định danh từ đứng trước nó Mệnh đề xác định là mệnh đề cần thiết cho ý nghĩa của câu, không có nó câu sẽ không đủ nghĩa
Ex: The man who told me this refused to give me his name (Người đàn ông cho tôi biết điều này từ chối cho tôi biết tên.)
• Đại từ quan hệ được dùng trong mệnh đề quan hệ xác định
For persons For things who/ that which/ that who(m)/ that which/ that whosewhose/ of which
Ex: The woman who/ that lives next door is a doctor (Người phụ nữ sống ở nhà bên là bác sĩ.)
The picture which/ that was damaged is worth thousands of pounds (Bức tranh bị hỏng trị giá hàng ngàn pao.) What’s the name of the man whose car you borrowed? (Người mà bạn mượn xe tên gì vậy?)
- Dùng that (không dùng who/ which) sau tiền tố hỗn hợp (gồm cả người lẫn vật, sự vật), sau dạng so sánh nhất
và sau các từ chỉ định lượng all, every(thing), some(thing), any(thing), no(thing), only, little, few, much, none
Ex: She’s one of the kindest people that I know (Bà ấy là một trong những người tốt bụng nhất mà tôi quen.) [NOT who I know]
- Có thể bỏ các đại từ quan hệ làm tân ngữ who(m), which, that và trạng từ when trong mệnh đề quan hệ xác định
Ex: That’s the man (who/ that) I met at Allison’s party (Đó là người tôi đã gặp tại buổi tiệc của Allison.)
Non-restrictive relative clause (Mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định)
Mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định (non-defining/ non-identifying/ non- restrictive clauses) là mệnh đề cung cấp thêm thông tin về một người, một vật hoặc một sự việc đã được xác định Mệnh đề không xác định là mệnh đề không nhất thiết phải có trong câu, không có nó câu vẫn đủ nghĩa Mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định được phân ranh giới với mệnh
đề chính bằng dấu phẩy (,) hoặc dấu gạch ngang (-)
Ex: This is Ms Rogers, who’s joining the firm next week (Đây là cô Rogers, người sẽ vào công ty tuần tới.)
• Đại từ quan hệ được dùng trong mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định
For persons For things whowhich who/ whom which whosewhose/ of which Ex: Jake, who lives next door, is a doctor (Jake, người sống ở nhà bên cạnh, là bác sĩ.)
This picture, which was damaged during the war, is worth thousands of pounds (Bức tranh này, đã bị hỏng trong chiến tranh, trị giá hàng ngàn pao.)
We passed Harrods shop, whose windows were decorated for Christmas (Chúng tôi đi ngang qua cửa hàng Harrods, các ô kính bày hàng của nó đã được trang hoàng cho lễ Giáng Sinh.) [= Harrods shop, the windows of which were decorated ]
- Không dùng that để giới thiệu mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định.
Ex: This is Naomi, who sells the tickets (Đây là Naomi, người bán vé.) [NOT This is Naomi, that sells the tickets.)
- Không được bỏ các đại từ hoặc trạng từ làm tân ngữ who(m), which, when trong mệnh đề quan hệ không xác định
Ex: Professor Johnson, who(m) I have long admired, is to visit the university next week (Giáo sư Johnson, người mà tôi ngưỡng mộ từ lâu, sẽ đến thăm trường vào tuần tới.) [NOT Professors Johnson, I have long admired ]
- -BÀI TẬP TRẮC NGHIỆM
TEST 1 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence; substitutes the underlined part; or has a close meaning to the original one.
6 Mrs Pike has just bought some kitchen for her new house
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7 Thank you for phoning when I
was ill It was very
of you
8 Thanks to the progress of science and , human life has become better and better
a technology b technological c technologically d technician
9 I would like to send these letters air mail
10 Could you please provide us some more modem equipment?
11 How far is your house away the city center?
12 fax transmission is commonly used in most offices
13 That post office provides us with best services with well-trained staff
14 He was a kind and courteous mailman
15 Without more training or advanced technical skills, they’ll lose their jobs,
16 There was a parking area to cater for the tourist trade
17 Newspapers and magazines are often delivered early in the morning,
18 Because the doctors and nurses acted properly and quickly, the baby was operated successfully
19.If you want to send a document and do not want to lose its original shape, our facsimile service will help you
20 She had been assisted by a stranger her motor and drove her to safety,
21 With our senses, we perceive everything
a is around us b that is around us c whom is around us d whose is around us
22 The volunteers, enthusiasm was obvious, finished the work quickly
23 The musicians yesterday have played together for many years
a to who we listened b who we listened to c to that we listened d to whom we listened
24 Many scientists have claimed that like music are often good at mathematics
25 The student had an impressive record
a the prize was awarded b that the prize was awarded
c to whom the prize was awarded d who the prize was awarded
26 Those have used our services for more than one year can enter the competition
27 I think it was your Dad
28 That man is a newcomer in our company Do you know him?
a That man is a newcomer in our company Do you know whom?
b That man who is a newcomer in our company Do you know him?
c Do you know him that man is a newcomer in our company?
d Do you know that man who is a newcomer in our company?
29 Yesterday I went to I had never been to before
a Thanh Ba Post Office, that b Thanh Ba Post Office where
c Thanh Ba Post Office which d Thanh Ba Post Office, which
30 She has two grown children, both of live abroad
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.
31 yesterday/ I/ go/ Thanh Ba Post Office/ send some money/ my brother/ the city
a Yesterday I went to Thanh Ba Post Office where to send some money to my brother who was in the city
b Yesterday I went to Thanh Ba Post Office to send some money to my brother in the city
c Yesterday when I went to Thanh Ba Post Office sending some money to
my brother in the city
d Yesterday I went to Thanh Ba Post Office and sending some money to my brother in the city
32 I/ arrive/ 7 am/ the post office/ open
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a When I arrived at 7 a.m., the post office which had just been opened
b When I arrived at 7 a.m., the post office had just been opened
c I arrived at 7 a.m when the post office had just been opened
d I arrived at 7 a.m at the time the post office had just opened
33 the staff/ help/ me/ send the money/ very helpful and courteous
a The staff helped me to send the money were very helpful and courteous
b The staff that helped me to send the money which were very helpful and courteous
c The staff whom helped me to send the money they were very helpful and courteous
d The staff that helped me to send the money were very helpful and courteous
34 the service/ good/ only two hours later/ my brother/ phone/ he had received the money
a The service was so good that only two hours later my brother phoned me to say that he had received the money
b The service which was such a good that only two hours later my brother phoned me to tell that he had received the money
c The service was such good that only two hours later my brother phoned to
tell he had received the money
d The service was so good that only two hours later when my brother phoned to tell that he had received the money
35 I/ satisfied/ the service/ Thanh Ba Post Office
a I was satisfied with the service of Thanh Ba Post Office
b So that, I was satisfied with the service of Thanh Ba Post Office
c Nevertheless, I was satisfied with the service of Thanh Ba Post Office
d I was satisfied with the service of which Thanh Ba Post Office
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Even where there is an efficient ‘door-to-door’ delivery system, there are additional advantages in using Post Office (PO) boxes There are certain conveniences for using PO boxes
PO boxes allow mail to be picked up when sorted, rather than when it is delivered to the physical address, which will
be some hours later
A mail user who regularly receives large parcels or items that must be signed for may find it convenient to pick up the rest of the mail at the same time
A mail user who moves frequently can keep a mailing address
A mail user may desire a more famous or prestigious address For example, in Washington, D.C., many large P.O box facilities are located near or even outside city limits
A business receiving large volumes of mail may maintain separate post office boxes for separate departments, such
as one for sales, one for customer service, to reduce the need to sort internally
PO boxes are more secure than many home mailboxes, preventing mail theft and identity theft
If you live on a boat, PO boxes can serve as your address, but are not necessary
36 A PO box is more convenient for a mail user who frequently moves,
37 If you use a PO box, you can get your mail earlier than you use a door-to- door delivery system
38 Home mailboxes are surely opened by mail thieves ,
39 Each business man rent only one PO box
40 If you live on a boat, the post office does not allow you to rent a PO box
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
A post office is (41) authorized by a postal system for the-posting, receipt, sortation, handling, transmission or (42) of mail Post offices offer mail-related services (43) post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies (44) addition, some post offices offer (45) postal services such as passport applications and other government forms, money orders, and banking services
Post offices also (46) post-office boxes to people and businesses (47) prefer not to have mail delivered to their home or office, or who live or stay at addresses to (48) mail delivery is not (49)
The back rooms of a post office are a place (50) mail is processed for delivery Mail may also be processed in other post offices that are not open to the general public
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rent d
employ
- -TEST 2 Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence; substitutes the underlined part; or has a close meaning to the original one.
6 What is your in life? - Going out with friends and enjoying delicious foods
7 You can pay for the goods on
8 Those telephone companies have launched major campaigns to increase their number of
9 Most schools and universities are now equipped surveillance cameras and other security measures
10.1 had asked everyone to submit questions advance of the meeting,
11 It would be more convenient you if you used the Express Mail Service,
12 Those letters were sent by surface mail
13. is used to describe special services in which things are sent or done faster than usual for a higher price
14 I wish you a speedy recovery from your illness to return to work soon,
15 John often uses Express Money to send money to his parents in the countryside
16.The Messenger Call Service helps you to notify the recipient of the time and place to receive the call
17 Fax has become more and more popular because it is cheap and convenient
18 Someone sent you a parcel this morning and I put it on your table,
19 The class treasurer, , announced the balance of the account
a to whom we gave the money b to that we gave the money
c whose we gave the, money to d whom we gave the money
20 The engineers designed the building received an award
21 is one of the most important capitals in the world
a London, that the place I was born b London, which I was born
22 Express Money Transfer is one of the quickest ways helps us to send money
23 Do you remember the time we first visited London?
24 Sunday is the day few people go to work
25 Do you know the reason she quit her job?
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a that b which c
26 The government sent money and food to the people houses were destroyed by the storm last week
27 I will never forget he said he loved me
a the moment b the moment which c the moment when d the moment in that
28 It is very difficult to integrate yourself into a community is quite different from yours
a whose culture b the culture that c which culture d that culture
29 He often finds fault with he describes as having no talent
a John Smith, whom b John Smith, that c John Smith, whose d John Smith who
30 The scheme is designed to help children have fallen on hard times
a that parents b which parents c parents of which d whose parents
Error Identification
31 The Post Office, that is a retail company in the United Kingdom; formerly part of
A B
the postal service Royal Mail, became a separate entity in 1981
C D
32 In 1823, the Post Office used steamboats to carry mails and parcels between post towns which
A B C D
no roads existed
33 On February 22,1921, when mail was flown both day and night for the first time
A B C D
over the entire distance from San Francisco to New York
34 In 1930, more than 10,000 trains which were used for moving the mail into every city, town, and
A B C
village in the United States
D
35 When railroad mail service began, mostly letters were sorted on the trains, which
A B C
were not equipping to distribute other kinds of mail
D
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
In early colonial times, correspondents depended on friends, merchants, and Native Americans to carry messages between the colonies However, most correspondence ran between the colonists and England, their mother country It was a very hard work to handle so many letters like that In 1639, the first official notice of a postal service in the colonies appeared The General Court of Massachusetts designated Richard Fairbanks’ tavern in Boston as the official place of mail brought from or sent overseas, in line with the practice in England and other nations to use coffee houses and taverns as mail drops Local authorities operated post routes within the colonies Then, in 1673, a monthly post was set up between New York and Boston The service was of short duration, but the post rider’s trail became known as the Old Boston Post Road, part of today’s U.S Route 1 William Penn established the first post office in 1683 In the South, private messengers, usually slaves, connected the huge plantations
After the Boston revolution in September 1774, the colonies began to separate from the mother country A Continental Congress was organized at Philadelphia in May 1775 to establish an independent government One of the first questions before the delegates was how to convey and deliver the mail
36 In early colonial times,
a the English did not know how to write a mail
b merchants were not allowed to send letters
c the US was the mother country of many colonies
d England had colonies
37 The first place which was used as a post office was
38 In 1673, letters were sent from New York and Boston, and vice versa a month
39 The first post office was set up in
40 According to the passage, had to work as a mailman between the huge plantations
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
In many countries, (41) in Africa and the Middle East, there is no ‘door to door’ (42) of mail For example, (43) one post a letter to a street address in Namibia, it will be (44) to sender as undeliverable Consequently renting a post office box has traditionally been (45) only way to receive mail in (46) countries, although some, like Jordan, are now introducing home delivery
Generally, post office boxes are rented from the post office either by individuals (47) by businesses on a
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basis ranging from monthly to annual,
and the cost of rent varies depending
(48) the box size: In the US,
the rental rate used (49) the same across the country Now, however, a postal facility can be in any of seven fee groups by location; in (50) , certain customers qualify for free box rental
- -TEST 3 Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence; substitutes the underlined part; or has a close meaning to the original one.
6 She was given the award for a lifetime of public
7 To become a novelist, you must be
8 Can you let me have the of your report? I can’t read this photocopy,
9 I received that parcel my sister this morning, but I have not opened it yet
10 Cunningham sent a note me thanking me for dinner
11 Could you please help me mail delivery?
12 Britain has still been proud of the cheapest postal
13.The post is the public service or system by which letters and are collected and delivered
14 The winner will be notified by post
a sent quickly b acted thoughtfully c limited strictly d inform officially
15 A consultation paper has been on the Internet inviting input from Net users
16 If you go to the post office, please post these letters
17 She felt and protected when she was with her parents
18 Opening the present , she was trembling with excitement
a her sweetheart had sent her that b her sweetheart had sent her
c to that her sweetheart had sent her d whose her sweetheart had sent her
19 My friend, I visited last week, is taking a holiday soon
20 My brother who lives abroad
21 He bought the present from a souvenir shop in Paris
22 The doctor are examining a patient was taken to hospital last night
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23 The park I used to
jog in has been demolished
a which b where c
24 Finding a cure for cancer is one of the biggest challenges medical researchers face
25 Money is all many people consider to be the aim of their life
26 I have to leave for London tomorrow, means I cannot go to the party with you
27 The film was about three young girls, are policewomen
28 has just won an international scholarship
a David Pike, whose parents are both teachers,
b David Pike whose parents are both teachers
c David Pike parents of who are both teachers
d David Pike, whom parents are both teachers
29 Is there anything ?
a I can do to help you that b with that I can do to help you
c that I can do to help you with it d I can do to help you
30 Money is not really they have often quarreled
a a reason which b a reason that c a reason, why d a reason why
Choose the best sentence that can be made from the cues given.
31 I/ write/ express/ some ideas/ the services of your Post Office
a I wrote to express some ideas on which the services of your Post Office
b I have written to express some ideas on the services which is of your Post Office
c I am writing to express some ideas on the services of which is your Post Office
d I am writing to express some ideas on the services of your Post Office
32 high quality equipment/ your Post Office/ the best in the area
a To buy high quality equipment, your Post Office is the best in the area
b High quality equipment which makes your Post Office seems to be the best in the area
c With high quality equipment, your Post Office seems to be the best in the area
d High quality equipment, your Post Office to be the best in the area
33 I/ satisfied/ the staff/ polite and helpful
a I am so satisfied that with the staff, who are often polite and helpful
b I am very satisfied with the staff, that are often polite and helpful
c I am quite satisfied with the staff, who are often polite and helpful
d I am too satisfied with the staff, which are often polite and helpful
34 the prices of the services/ reasonable/ every pockets
a The prices of the services which are reasonable for every pockets
b As the prices of the services are reasonable for every pockets
c I think the prices of the services are reasonable for every pockets
d I think the prices of the services that are reasonable for every pockets
35 your Post Office/ serve/ better and better
a I want your Post Office will serve better and better
b I hope your Post Office that will serve better and better
c I hope your Post Office will serve better and better
d I wish your Post Office will serve better and better
Read the passage carefully and choose the correct answer.
Between the Revolutionary period and the World War I, the United States post office was set out to improve transportation of the post office mails From those early days to the present, the post office has helped develop and subsidize every new mode of transportation in the United States Transportation has been the most important element in mail delivery Even when the general public had still suspected of the security of a new means of transportation, the post office experimented with inventions that offered potential for moving the mail faster, occasionally suffering embarrassment, ridicule, or even abuse in the process:
As mail delivery evolved from foot to horseback, stagecoach, steamboat, railroad, autoniobile, and airplane, with intermediate and overlapping use of balloons, and helicopters, post office mail contracts ensured the income necessary to build the great highways, rail lines, and airways that eventually spanned the continent; ^
By the turn of the 19th century, the U.S Post Office had purchased a number of stagecoaches for operation on the nation’s better post roads - a post road being any road on which the mail travels - and continued to encourage new designs to improve passenger comfort and carry mail more safely
a transportation of the Post Office in the US
b the Post Office in the Revolutionary period
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c the Post Office in the World War I
d transportation and public ideas
37 According to the passage, the main purpose of the Post Office is
a to develop transportation
b to apply new means of transportation
c to deliver mail as safely and fast as possible
d to subsidize every new mode of transportation
38 Which means of transportation used in the Post Office is NOT referred in the passage?
39 The Post Office
a has never used helicopters in delivery
b contributes income to build highways, railroads, and airways
c has never been the first to use a new means of transportation
d makes no contribution to build roads
40 Any road on which the mail travels is called
Fill in each numbered blank with one suitable word or phrase.
Post Office service is (41) developing with some certain inventions The first envelopes were made (42) cloth, animal skins, or vegetable parts The Babylonians (43) their messages in thin sheets
of clay (44) were then baked
In 1653, a Frenchman, De Valayer (45) a postal system in Paris He set up mail (46) and delivered any letters placed in them if they used envelopes (47) only he; sold (48) enemy put live mice into the letter boxes and ruined De Valayer’s business
A schoolmaster from England, Rowland Hill (49) the adhesive postage stamp in 1837, an act for (50) he was knighted Through his efforts the first stamp in the world was issued in England in 1840 Hill created the first uniform postage rates that were based on weight, rather than size
- -TEST YOURSELF C Choose the word which is stressed differently from the rest.
Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence; substitutes the underlined part; or has a close meaning to the original one.
11 is a way of behaving or a belief which has been established for a long time
12 People often gather before midnight to welcome the New Year
13 On the first day of the New Year people each other “Happy New Year”
14 You should make certain that everyone understands your instructions,