【文章內(nèi)容簡介】 od idea and the government finally accepted it. 46. It was not until _____ that people began to use stamps. A. the early 19th century B. the middle 19th century C. the late 19th century D. the beginning of the 19th century 47. Before stamps were used, postage ________. A. was paid by the letterposters B. was paid by the letterreceivers C. was collected by postmen D. Both B and C 48. Rowland Hill was ________. A. the designer of the first stamp B. a postman in England C. the suggestiongiven of using stamps D. a postmaster of a small post office 49. After stamps were used, post offices needn’t _______. A. send postmen to collect the postage B. send postmen to collect letters C. send postmen to deliver letters D. put seals on the used stamps 50. Which of the following may be the best title of the passage ? A. When did people first begin to use stamps? B. Who was the first to think of using stamps ? C. Why were postmen sent to collect postage? D. How did stamps e into use ? B After The First World War, a small group of soldiers left the army and returned to their hometown in France. Most of them lived well, but one of them was poor. His name was Clinton. Once a year they had supper in Barton’s house. Barton was very rich. One evening Barton showed his friends a large gold coin at the supper table. The coin was passed around and praised by everyone. At the same time they were talking and talking. They soon fot about the coin. After supper, Barton asked for his coin, but nobody could tell where it was. It was lost. One man said that everyone must be searched. One by one they turned out their pockets. Only Clinton refused. “I didn’t steal the coin, and I will not be searched,” he said. After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him. He grew poorer. Soon his wife died. A few years later, Barton had his house repaired. The lost coin was found under the floor. Barton felt sorry and went to Clinton to apologize. “but,” he asked, “you knew the coin was not in your pocket. Why did you refuse to be searched?” “Because I was a thief,” Clinton answered. “My pockets were full of food at that time. I had taken some food from the table to carry to my wife and hungry children.” 51. The story took place ________. A. in 1920 B. after 1945 C. in 1950 D. after the First World War 52. The coin was passed and praised because ________. A. Clinton was rich B. the supper was good C. it was a large gold coin D. they were happy 53. Everyone was searched because _________ . A. they were thieves B. the gold coin was lost C. Clinton stole the gold coin D. they stole the gold coin 54. Clinton refused to be searched because _________. A. he was afraid to be found that there was some food in his pockets B. he didn’t steal the coin C. he was poor enough D. the gold coin was in his pocket 55. “After that, people turned their heads away from Clinton when they met him.” From the sentence we know that _____. A. people thought of him as a beggar B. people took no notice of him C. people look down upon him D. Clinton refused to see his friends C “We don’t have rush hours any more,” said Charles M. McLean, who runs the nation’s busiest road . “We have rush periods, and they keep getting