專升本入學考試英語試卷(一)(編輯修改稿)
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【文章內容簡介】 so that people could not use the stamps again. In this way, the post office did not need to send postmen to get postage. It only needed fewer postmen to send letters.1. People began to use stamps at the beginning of the nineteenth century. AA. True B. False2. Before stamps were used, postage was paid by the letterreceivers. CA. True B. False3. Rowland Hill ___________. D A. bought the first stamp B. was a postman in England C. gave the idea to use stamps D. was the first man to use stamps4. After stamps were used, ___________. B A. postmen needn’t get postage B. people needn’t pay postage C. the post office could get more postage D. people should pay more postage5. What is the main idea of the passage? B A. How did stamps begin to be used? B. Why were postmen sent to get postage? C. When did people first begin to use stamps? D. Who was the first to think of using stamps?Passage TwoI don’t often lose things and I’m especially careful with money, so I was quite surprised when I reached for my wallet and it wasn’t there. At first, I thought it was possible that I could have left it at home. Then I remembered taking it out to pay for the taxi, so I knew I had it with me just before I walked into the restaurant. I wondered if it was possible that it could have slipped out of my pocket while I was eating dinner. Thinking about that possibility, I turned and walked back to the table where I had been sitting. Unfortunately, there were several people sitting at the table at the time, so I called a waiter and explained to him that my wallet had fallen out of my pocket while I was sitting at the table a few minutes earlier. I had the waiter go over to the table to see if my wallet was on the floor. While the waiter was looking for it, the manager of the restaurant came up to me and asked me if anything was wrong. I didn’t want to get a lot of people involved in the problem, but I knew I had to get the wallet back. I told the manager what had happened. He had me describe the wallet to him, and then he insisted that I report the missing wallet to the police. I told him that I didn’t particularly want to get the police involved in it。 besides, I was in a hurry because I had an appointment with my doctor in just a few minutes ... I explained to him that my biggest worry at the moment was how I was going to pay the check. He told
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