I am going to the post office. Do you have an...

I am going to the post office. Do you have any letter _________?

A. to be sent      B. to send          C. sending        D. sent

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I am going to the post office. Do you have any letter _________?

A．to be sent         B．to send           C．sending           D．sent

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Who would you like to have __________the letter?

A. to post      B. post     C .posted     D. posting

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Have you ever posted letters to your friends or parents? If so, you must have put stamps on the letters before you sent them. But, how did people receive letters before stamps were invented, and who came up with the idea of using stamps?

In the past, stamps and envelopes were not used. When people wanted to send a letter, they would close the paper with a seal（封印）. The person who got the letter had to pay for it. Because costs at that time were very high, most people refused to accept letters. In fact, the sender would often place secret marks on the outside of the letter. The person who was sent the letter would read the secret message. Then, they would refuse to accept the letter and did not have to pay for it.

In Britain, Sir Rowland Hill introduced the “Post Office Reforms” in 1837. He decided that letters could go to any place in the country for a penny even if the letter had to go far away. The cost was to be paid by the sender of the letter. Payment was recorded by placing a small piece of coloured paper on the letter, the stamp! On May 6,1840, the first stamp called the “Penny Black” was born. Because the stamp was printed in black, the stamp became known as the “Penny Black”. This is now the world’s most famous stamp. This new system spread fast.

1.The best title for this passage should be______

2.Before stamps were used,______ would pay for the letter.

3.The first stamp was made______.

4.Which of the following is true about the first stamp of China?

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—You seem to have lost your way. ______?

—I’m looking for the nearest post office.

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.---Have you any letters ______, sir? I'm free this time.

---No, but thank you all the same.

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Have you heard about Post Office Cats in Britain? They are mouse hunters. The post office has actually employed cats since 1868. They are not employed to sort or deliver mail, of course, but to protect the mail and keep the population of mice under control. They make sure your morning post arrives free from damages caused by rats and mice.

London post offices were the first to try out the experiment. Within a few months the population of mice had shrunk sharply. Other post offices all over the country were soon using cats in the war against rats and mice as well. Within ten years the pay of the cats was improved from one and a half old pence a day to six or nine pence a day. Now the average rate of pay is about a few pounds a month.

Some of the hard-working cats have become quite famous. In 1980, a cat named Lucky stopped an attempted robbery in a Worcestershire post office on her own. As the two burglars made their way in through the window, Lucky started an attack and they fled empty-handed. Another excellent cat was Jerry, of Earls Court post office in London. He served the building for 16 years and was on duty for 24 hours every day. He drove all the mice away.

However, there are fewer cats employed by the post office than at any time in the past. With the faster movement of the mail and better surroundings, post office cats are not always needed. But many post offices still employ them and they become great friends with the postmen. According to the post office, there is no plan for their services to be discontinued in the foreseeable future.

1.Cats were introduced to British post offices to ________.

A.help sort and deliver mails and papers

B.guard the building against thieves

C.keep mails and papers undamaged

D.search for certain dangers in mails

2.The underlined word “shrunk” in the second paragraph probably means “________”.

A.decreased B.increased C.narrowed D.expanded

3.The cat named Lucky became famous because________.

A.She served the post office for 16 years around the clock.

B.She alone drove two burglars away from the post office.

C.She protected mails from being bitten by mice.

D.She was employed to sort and deliver mail.

4.We may learn from the last paragraph that________.

A.the duty of the cats has been replaced by machines

B.all the post offices are now completely mice free

C.cats are now considered of little use in post offices

D.cats will still be seen in service for quite a long time

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Do you have any idea ______ is actually going on in the classroom?

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Where does the man want to go?

A. To a hospital.　　 B. To a hotel.　　 C. To a post office.

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Where does the man want to go?

A. A railway station.　　 B. A post office.　　 C. The seaside.

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