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from all partsof the world at astonishingly cheap rates.A husband away on a business(61)can write home to his wife
2,000 miles(62) knowing that the letterwill (63) her in a few days .His special air-letter may (64) him lessthan a loaf of bread (65)his own bus fare to work.
This (66),however,is a favor of comparatively recent origin. ( 67) modern times the cost of sending letters privately
was (68) great thatthe arrival(69) a letter was a considerable (70) and might even causefinancial hardship to the(71),who had to bear the (72).Indeed,( 73)the Middle Ages onwards,there were special messengers who carried
Statecorrespondence,and (74)messengers employed to travel with news ( 75) thegreat monasteries( 修道院 ) or the great merchants houses, ( 76) forcenturies there was no official post serveice(77)which private letters could
be sent.It was not until 1840 that the (78) organization known asthe Penny Post was (79)in Great Britain and gave
ordinary people cheapand efficient postal(80)
61.a.trade b.trip c.farm d.firm
62.a.away b.far c.long d.along
63a.tell b.send c.mail d. reach
64.a.pay b.spend c.bring d.cost
65.a.but b.or c.of d.for
66.a.letter b.service c.trip d.example
67.a.Since b.Throughout c.In d.Until
68.a.suce b.very c.muce d.so
69.a.with b.by c.of d. without
70.a.accident b.event c.loss d.incident
71.a.postman b.writer c.receiver d.postoffice
72.z.hardship b.charges c.money d.misfortune
73.a.during b.in c.for d.from
74.a.other b.all c.only d.every
75.a.around b.within c.between d.among
76.a.even b.so c.and d.but
77.a.in b.of c.from d.by
78.a. official b.average c.informal d.public
79.a.found b.approved c.invented d.established
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