The first question they usually ask at the post office is how you want to send it.

听力原文：M: I want to send this package by first-class mail.

W: Do you want it insured?

M: Yes, for 50 dollars, please. I'd also like some stamps--a book of 22 and three airmail.

W: You'll have to get those at the stamp window over there, next to general delivery.

M: Can I get money orders there, too?

W: No, that's to the left, three windows down the hall.

Where does the conversation take place?

A．At a bank.

B．At an airport.

C．At a post office.

Sometimes it is impossible to send all the mail that arrives at the post office. Perhaps there is an inadequate or illegible address and there is no return address. The post office cannot just throw the mail away, so it becomes "dead mail". Dead mail is then sent to one of the U.S. Postal Service's dead mail offices in Atlanta, New York, Philadelphia, St. Paul, and San Francisco. Seventy-five million pieces of mail can end up in these offices in one year.

The staff 'of the dead mail offices has different ways to deal with all of these pieces of dead mail. First of all, they look for clues that can help them deliver the mail; they open packages in the hope that something inside will show where the package came from or is going to. (43) Dead mail will also be listed on a computer so that people can call in and cheek to see if a missing item is there.

However, all of the mail cannot simply be stored forever: there is just too much of it. When a lot of dead mail has piled up, the dead mail offices hold public auctions. Every three months, the public is invited to the offices and containing items found in dead mail packages are sold to the highest bidder (出价人).

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a way to deal with dead mail?

A．To search for clues.

B．To throw dead mail away.

C．To open dead mail.

D．To list dead mail on a computer.

听力原文：M: Good morning. Can I help you?

W: Yes. I want to send this parcel to Australia.

M: That'll go as a small packet.

W: I'd call it a small parcel.

M: Let's see how much it weighs. It might have to go as a parcel. No, that's all right, it's just 500 grams.

W: How much is it going to cost?

M: A fortune, I should think. It's $10.50 the first 10 grams, and then so much for each 10 grams afterwards.

W: Isn't there a cheaper way?

M: You'll have to go to the parcel counter if you want it to go that way.

W: I just don't want to be in the poor house trying to send a few old coins and stamps to the old country.

M: Have you put a customs label on it?

W: I had all that at the last post office when I went to enquire about sending the stuff in the first place.

M: Did you say coins? Did you tell them you wanted to send coins?

W: No. It's a present. My brother's a collector in a small way.

M: You can't send coins unless you've got a special permit from the customhouse.

W: Special permit! My brother doesn't need a special permit to collect.

M: No, but you need one to send anything from here.

W: All right, I'll go to the customhouse to ask for the permit. Thank you anyway.

M: My pleasure, madam.

(20)

A．To her husband.

B．To her boyfriend.

C．To her brother.

D．To her son.

听力原文：I don't intend to stop by the post office, but I will go to the drug store and to the laundry after I see the doctor.

(24)

A．Though I don't plan to go to the post office, after I see the doctor, I change my mind.

B．I will go to the drug store first after finishing laundry.

C．The first thing I will do is to see the doctor.

D．I won't go to the post office unless it's on the way of seeing a doctor.

听力原文：W: Next please! Hello, may I help you, sir?

M: Yes, I want to send a registered airmail letter to London.

W: Ok, it comes to ＄4.35.

M: Here is five dollars.

W: Here is your change. Please wait for your receipt of the registered mail. And here is your receipt. Anything else?

M: Yes, four aerograms, twelve post cords, one roll of fifty 15-eent stamps and six airmail stamps.

W: That will be ＄20.50. Anything else?

M: I also want to pick up my package. This is the notice.

W: Please wait a minute. Here it is. We need your signature or I. D. on this note.

M: Ok. By the way, what is the size and weight limit for mailing a package?

W: It is ＄5...per kilo. The size is not more than 45 inches by 30 by 16. It also must be tied with string.

M: Can you write it down for me?

W: Of course.

M: Well, one more thing. Can I have this letter airmailed to London?

W: Yes, we send all the first class mail by plane to the East Coast, so you don't need an airmail stamp.

M: I see! By the way, where can I mail this letter?

W: Drop it in the mail box marked "Out of Town" at that comer.

M: Thank you very much.

W: You ore welcome.

How much was the change for sending a registered airmail letter to London?

A．50 cents.

B．55 cents.

C．60 cents.

D．65 cents.

听力原文：M: Good morning, I want to send the letter to South Africa by air mail. And how many stamps do I need?

W: Let me weight it for you, sir. Oh, it's 20 gram, and 20 cents per gram, that is 4 dollars in total. And you could also get express delivery. It is 50 cents per gram, but it will only take about 3 days.

M: It's too expensive. I will take the air mail and here is 5 dollars. But how long will this letter get there?

W: About a week.

Where dose the conversation happen?

A．In the bank

B．In the supermarket

C．In the post office

D．In the restaurant

Where is the woman going first?

A．The post office.

B．The supermarket.

C．Home.

A、An envelop

B、A postcard

C、Stamps

D、Commemorative stamps

Stephen: I want to send this package parcel post, registered. Clerk: ______? Stephen: Yes, please, for sixty dollars.

A．Do you want it guaranteed

B．Do you want it insured

C．Do you want it preserved

D．Do you want it ensured