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　　美国的邮政

　　Perhaps every town in the United States ha a post office. Some are very small, and you may also find them in the corner of a shop. Others are large buildings. They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings. From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 a.m. to4:30 p.m..

　　If you know how much the postage(邮资) is for your letter, you can buy stamps at any windows. In some post offices you can buy tamps from machines. Stamps are sold at many different prices(价格), from one cent to many dollars. If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter, you can ask the clerk(职员) . He or she will give you the stamps you need. If you are sending your letters far away, write on the envelope(信封) that you want them to go by air or use an airmail envelope. Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter that you want to send to foreign countries.

　　At a post office you can also buy postcards. A postcard is cheaper than a letter. Usually the price of postage for a postcard is about half that of a letter. The postcards that you buy at a post office do not have pictures. However, they are also not to be sent outside the countries.

　　Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with(与…保持联系) people in many different countries.

　　根据短文内容,选择最佳答案:

　　( )1.In the United States, every post office, large or small, is open____.

　　A. every day except Sunday

　　B. from Monday to Friday

　　C. from8:30 to 4:30 every day

　　D. five and a half days a week

　　( )2.If you don’t know how much the postage is, you can____.

　　A. buy different stamps of different prices.

　　B. Put more stamps on the envelope

　　C. Get some help from the clerk

　　D. Buy stamps from machines

　　( )3.In a post office in the USA, people can buy all the following except____.

　　A. letters B. stamps C. envelopes D. postcards

　　( )4.If someone wants to send a letter on Saturday afternoon, he or she____.

　　A. can buy stamps at any shops

　　B. can use an airmail envelope

　　C. must go to large post buildings

　　D. must wait till next Monday

　　( )5.People sometimes prefer postcards to letters because postcards____.

　　A. needn’t be sent by air

　　B. cost people less money

　　C. don’t have any pictures

　　D. can be bought in post offices

　　答案:DCADB