Every town in the United States has a post office . Some are very small , and you may also find them in the corner of a shop . Others are larger buildings . They are open five days a week and on Saturday mornings . From Monday through Friday they are usually open from 8:30 to 4:30 .
If you know how much the postage (邮资) is for your letter , you can buy stamps at any window. In some post offices you can buy stamps from machines . Stamps are sold many different prices , from one cent (美分) to many dollars . If you are not sure how much postage is for you letter , you may ask the man or the woman in the post office for help . he or she will give you the stamps you need . If you are sending your letter far away , you should use airmailenvelopes (航空信封) . Remember that postage will be more expensive for a letter to be sent outside the country.
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 ,also they are not to be sent outside the country .
Letters are an easy and cheap way to keep in touch with people in many different countries .The passage tell us that we can find ________ easily in the United States of America.
A.post offices | B.large buildings |
C.small shops | D.different banks |
What time can you go to the post office in the United States if you want to send a letter?
A.At 9:00 on Sunday morning | B.At 12:00 on Tuesday. |
C.At 5:00 on Friday afternoon | D.At 8:00 on Monday morning. |
If you are not sure how much postage is for your letter ,you can____.
A.go and buy stamps from the machine in the post officesend a cheap postcard instead of your letter |
B.get in touch with somebody you know in the post office |
C.ask the man or the woman in the post office for help |
D.Call your friends for help. |
The price of postage for ________ is more expensive.
A.a beautiful postcard | B.a letter written on envelope |
C.a letter by airmail | D.a postcard with pictures |
The passage tells us something about ________ in the USA
A.the post office | B.the postage |
C.letters | D.postcards |