A.The British government.B.The private contractors.C.Benjamin Franklin.D.George Washin
A.The British government.
B.The private contractors.
C.Benjamin Franklin.
D.George Washington.
A.The British government.
B.The private contractors.
C.Benjamin Franklin.
D.George Washington.
听力原文: The first postal service in North America began in New England (33)in the 17th century. All mail arriving in Massachusetts colony was sent to the home of appointed official in Boston. In turn, he would deliver the mail from Boston on horseback to its destination, receiving one penny for each good article of mail. Later in the century postal services were established between Philadelphia and Delaware. (34) In 1691, the British crown appointed the first postmaster general to have charge of the mail for all the colonies in North America. Later, Benjamin Franklin served as the postmaster general for the British government and then was made postmaster by the newly formed United States govern ment. (35)Franklin was responsible for establishing the United States'postal systems on a permanent basis. He in creased the number of post office, introduced the use of stagecoaches to carry mail, and started a package service system. They were used to carry mail into the towns. Some communities, especially those out west, were far from the services of transportation. To serve them, the post office developed a system called "star routes". Private contractors paid to deliver mail to the communities from railways by horse and wagon. The postal service, which was (32) started over 3 centuries ago, has developed into an extensive government service with post offices in every city, town, and village in the United States.
(33)
A.The history of Benjamin Franklin.
B.The history of the U.S. mail.
C.The Changes of writing letters.
D.The history of U. S.
The population which is top-heavy with older people poses a problem to ______.
A.the government
B.the economy
C.the workforce
D.ail of the above
Morphology is a study of
A.the internal structure of words and the rules that govern their formation.
B.the uses of different types of utterances in different contexts.
C.the differences between sounds used in human languages and sounds in nature.
D.the rules that pertain to all languages throughout the world.
A.The present health care system has received too much criticism.
B.The US government cannot decide what reformsns should be taken.
C.Peoples opinions on the reform. of the health care system are diverse.
D.The necessary, budget for health care in the US is too ranch.
A.The British regional press.
B.The foreign press.
C.The car dealers and their wives.
D.Correspondents from the British national press.
A.The cowboys and the Indians.
B.The British and the French.
C.The Pilgrims and the Indians.
D.The Pilgrims and the cowboys.
The best title of the passage is ______.
A.The British People Are Not Europeans
B.The Superiority of British People
C.Many Different Races Invaded Britain
D.Where Are the British People From
Britain founded America, and the language used in America has been______ .
A.the same as British English
B.changed so much so that no British people can understand it
C.out of control
D.based on the British English, but changed to a certain extent
A.The British had won the first two battles of the Revolution.
B. The British were retreating to the Charles River.
C. The British were willing to sign a declaration.
D. The British would attack by sea.
A.The British government.
B.The American government.
C.Benjamin Franklin.
D.George Washington.