Questions 33-41 In the early days o

Questions 33-41
In the early days of the United States, postal charges were paid by the recipient and Charges varied with the distance carried. In 1825, the United States Congress permitted local postmasters to give letters to mail carriers for home delivery, but these carriers received no government salary and their entire compensation on what they were paid by the recipients of individual letters.
Tn 1847 the United States Post Office Department adopted the idea of a postage stamp, which of course simplified the payment for postal service but caused grumbling by those who did not like to prepay. Besides, the stamp covered only delivery to the post office and did not include carrying it to a private address. Tn Philadelphia, for example, with a population of 150,000, people still had to go to the post office to get their mail. The confusion and congestion of individual citizens looking for their letters was itself enough to discourage usc of the mail. It is no wonder that, during the years of these cumbersome arrangements, private letter-carrying and express businesses developed. Although their activities were only semilegal, they thrived, and actually advertised that between Boston and Philadelphia they were a half-day speedier than the government mail. The government postal service lost volume to private competition and was not able to handle efficiently even the business it had.
Finally, in 1863, Congress provided that the mail carriers who delivered the mail from the post offices to private addresses should receive a government salary, and that there should be no extra charge for that delivery. But this delivery service was at first confined to cities, and free home delivery became a mark of urbanism. As late as 1887, a town had to have 10,000 people to be eligible for free home delivery. In 1890, of the 75 million people in the United States. Fewer than 20 million had mail delivered free to their doors. The rest, nearly three- quarters of the population, still received no mail unless they went to their post office.
33. What does the passage mainly discuss?
(A) The increased use of private mail services
(B) The development of a government postal system
(C) A comparison of urban and rural postal services
(D) The history of postage stamps
34. The word “varied” in line 2 could best be replaced by
(A) increased
(B) differed
(C) returned
(D) started
35. Which of the following was seen as a disadvantage of the postage stamp?
(A) It had to be purchased by the sender in advance.
(B) It increased the cost of mail delivery
(C) It was difficult to affix to letters.
(D) It was easy to counterfeit.
36. Why does the author mention the city to Philadelphia in line9?
(A) It was the site of the first post office in the United States
(B) Its postal service was inadequate for its population
(C) It was the largest city in the United States in 1847
(D) It was commemorated by the first United States postage stamp
37. The word “cumbersome” in line 13 is closest in meaning to
(A) burdensome
(B) handsome
(C) loathsome
(D) quarrelsome
38. The word “they” in line 15 refers to
(A) Boston and Philadelphia
(B) businesses
(C) arrangements
(D) letters
39. The private postal services of the nineteenth century claimed that they could do which of the following better than the government?
(A) Deliver a higher volume of mail
(B) Deliver mail more cheaply.
(C) Deliver mail faster.
(D) Deliver mail to rural areas
40. In 1863 the United States govemmcnt began providing which of the following to mail carriers?
(A) A salary
(B) Housing
(C) Transportation
(D) Free postage stamps
41. The word “Confined” in line 21 is closest in meaning to
(A) granted
(B) scheduled
(C) limited
(D) recommended

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Câu hỏi 33-41 Trong những ngày đầu của Hoa Kỳ, chi phí bưu điện đã được trả bởi người nhận và chi phí khác nhau với khoảng cách thực hiện. Năm 1825, Quốc hội Hoa Kỳ cho phép địa phương postmasters để cung cấp cho chữ cái tàu sân bay thư cho nhà phân phối, nhưng các tàu sân bay nhận được không có chính phủ tiền lương và bồi thường toàn bộ của họ trên những gì họ được trả tiền bởi những người nhận thư cá nhân. TN 1847 bộ bưu điện Hoa Kỳ đã thông qua ý tưởng của một tem, mà tất nhiên đơn giản hóa các khoản thanh toán cho dịch vụ bưu chính nhưng gây ra phàn nàn gì cả bởi những người không muốn trả trước. Bên cạnh đó, con tem được bảo hiểm chỉ giao hàng đến bưu điện và không có mang nó đến một địa chỉ tư nhân. TN Philadelphia, ví dụ, với dân số 150.000, người dân vẫn phải đi bưu điện để nhận được thư của họ. Sự nhầm lẫn và tắc nghẽn của cá nhân công dân tìm kiếm thư của họ là chính nó đủ để ngăn cản usc của thư. Nó là không có thắc mắc rằng, trong những năm của các thỏa thuận rườm rà, riêng mang theo lá thư và nhận các doanh nghiệp phát triển. Mặc dù hoạt động của họ chỉ được semilegal, họ phát triển mạnh, và thực sự quảng cáo đó từ Boston đến Philadelphia họ là một nửa-ngày Enterprise hơn thư chính phủ. Dịch vụ bưu chính chính phủ khối lượng thua đối thủ cạnh tranh tư nhân và đã không thể xử lý hiệu quả ngay cả các doanh nghiệp mà nó có. Finally, in 1863, Congress provided that the mail carriers who delivered the mail from the post offices to private addresses should receive a government salary, and that there should be no extra charge for that delivery. But this delivery service was at first confined to cities, and free home delivery became a mark of urbanism. As late as 1887, a town had to have 10,000 people to be eligible for free home delivery. In 1890, of the 75 million people in the United States. Fewer than 20 million had mail delivered free to their doors. The rest, nearly three- quarters of the population, still received no mail unless they went to their post office. 33. What does the passage mainly discuss? (A) The increased use of private mail services (B) The development of a government postal system (C) A comparison of urban and rural postal services (D) The history of postage stamps 34. The word “varied” in line 2 could best be replaced by (A) increased (B) differed (C) returned (D) started 35. Which of the following was seen as a disadvantage of the postage stamp? (A) It had to be purchased by the sender in advance. (B) It increased the cost of mail delivery (C) It was difficult to affix to letters. (D) It was easy to counterfeit. 36. Why does the author mention the city to Philadelphia in line9? (A) It was the site of the first post office in the United States (B) Its postal service was inadequate for its population (C) It was the largest city in the United States in 1847 (D) It was commemorated by the first United States postage stamp 37. The word “cumbersome” in line 13 is closest in meaning to (A) burdensome (B) handsome (C) loathsome (D) quarrelsome 38. The word “they” in line 15 refers to (A) Boston and Philadelphia (B) businesses (C) arrangements (D) letters 39. The private postal services of the nineteenth century claimed that they could do which of the following better than the government? (A) Deliver a higher volume of mail (B) Deliver mail more cheaply. (C) Deliver mail faster. (D) Deliver mail to rural areas 40. In 1863 the United States govemmcnt began providing which of the following to mail carriers? (A) A salary (B) Housing (C) Transportation (D) Free postage stamps 41. The word “Confined” in line 21 is closest in meaning to (A) granted (B) scheduled (C) limited (D) recommended