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Tài liệu Đề thi HSG cấp huyện đợt 1 môn tiếng Anh lớp 9 năm 2015-2016 - Phòng GD&ĐT Lương Tài - Đề số 5 dành cho quý thầy cô và các bạn học sinh lớp 9 tham khảo nhằm củng cố kiến thức và luyện thi môn tiếng Anh. ! | Although it may come as a surprise (1) _ many people, postal services (2) __ in some parts of the world for thousands of years. There is ample evidence that a postal service existed among the Assyrians and Babylonians. In China a regular postal service was established in the seventh century BC, and over the centuries attained such a high level of efficiency that some 2,000 years after its (3) __ it won the admiration of travelers (4) _ Marco Polo. Efficient and highly developed postal services were also established in the Persian and Roman empires. In ancient times, these services were mainly confirmed (5) __ the use of representatives of the state; private citizens made use of slaves, merchants and the (6) _ to send their messages and documents. In Medieval Europe, postal services were organized by emperors and by the papacy, (7) _ private citizens continued to entrust their correspondence to various travelers. Later, around the 13th century, universities and towns came to have their own messengers. However, it was not until the 14th century (8) _ merchants, the private citizens who had the greatest need for a speedy and regular exchange of correspondence, began to set (9) _ regular courier services. The needs of business (10) _ to the development of the postal service as we know it today.