About The Postal Museum
There’ s nothing ordinary about the story of the post. From five -wheeled cycles and rockets to a lioness and flintlock pistols （手枪），the award-winning Postal Museum offers a surprising and entertaining half day out for all ages.
See a restored Mail Coach that thundered across 1800s Britain, get up close to the only existing sheets of the world5 s first postage stamp, the Penny Black, and explore Mail Rail—one of London's hidden gems—with a 15-minute ride through the underground tunnels of the Post Office5 s own 100-year-old railway.
Forget what you think you know about the post and visit one of London's newest museums to discover just what it took to keep us all in touch.
Know Before You Go
• Mail Rail is a miniature railway designed to carry post, not people. As such, it's not suitable for everyone and we^re unfortunately unable to accommodate wheelchair users on the ride itself.
• The Postal Museum is open 10am-5pm every day (closed at Christmas).
• Please ensure you arrive at least 15 minutes before the end of the one-hour Mail Rail timeslot shown on your ticket. Failure to arrive on time may result in being unable to ride Mail Rail.
• Re-entry is permitted any time between 10am and 4:30pm on the date stated on the ticket.
1.A visitor to the Postal Museum will have the chance to .
A.take the restored Mail Coach
B.ride Mail Rail for 15 minutes
C.get a copy of the Penny Black
D.hear an unusual story of the post
2.From the advertisement, we can know that .
A.re-entry is not permitted during the opening hours
B.the museum reduces the opening hours at Christmas
C.unpunctual visitors may not get the most out of the tour
D.wheelchair users cannot ride Mail Rail without attendance
I had a rocky start to life. My mum brought me up as a single parent. School was a ____ experience. I was troublesome and ____ teachers in lessons.
At 14, I was ____ out of school. My mum took me to the Caribbean, where my grandparents lived. It turned out to be a good experience for me: I returned to school and became ____ It was a kick up the backside （警醒）to see a different culture. I returned to the UK after two years and ____ applied to study in a college.
It was then that I knew I really had to ____ and avoid getting into trouble. One day, a college tutor told me he felt I had ____ and told me not to waste it. He was the first teacher to ____ me. He gave me a self-development book that explored ____ From there I started reading all sorts of self -development books and watching ____ speakers.
I ____ studying business and marketing at Manchester Metropolitan University. I realised I could stay out of ____ and make money, and it made me ____ to start my own business.
I received a ____ of £2,000 and business support from the Prince's Trust to help me set up a sportswear business. I also ____ We Shine Together, a social enterprise that provides training programmes to help people from ____ communities gain qualifications. Tm also a motivational speaker and regularly ____ my story at schools and colleges around Birmingham.
I like to ____ in myself and regularly buy self -development books and go on courses. I feel like I've ____ my life massively. ____ I was kicked out of school, I knew what I wanted in life. I always had that kind of courage and determination in me.
1.A.pleasant B.shared C.negative D.rewarding
2.A.assisted B.challenged C.defended D.monitored
3.A.kicked B.helped C.freed D.scared
4.A.arbitrary B.intelligent C.aggressive D.disciplined
5.A.successfully B.temporarily C.previously D.unrealistically
6.A.relax B.focus C.hide D.suffer
7.A.money B.time C.sympathy D.potential
8.A.doubt B.trust C.bless D.warn
9.A.nature B.culture C.business D.education
10.A.fragile B.desperate C.tricky D.inspiring
11.A.ended up B.gave up C.objected to D.stuck to
12.A.order B.sight C.trouble D.hand
13.A.hesitant B.disappointed C.determined D.reluctant
14.A.deposit B.pension C.revenue D.grant
15.A.praise B.avoid C.run D.shut
16.A.wealthy B.civilized C.disadvantaged D.harmonious
17.A.publish B.share C.read D.invent
18.A.invest B.take C.trade D.interfere
19.A.shrank from B.turned around C.broke down D.messed up
20.A.Before B.Unless C.As if D.Even though
—The development of gene-editing has released huge innovation potential.
—But if used illegally, such a promising technology could become ____.
A.a Pandora’s box B.a dark horse C.a child's play D.a Herculean task
—What about your trip to Nantong Printed Blue Nankeen Museum?
—It displays traditional Chinese art and craft and we ____ a great time there.
A.had B.have C.would have D.had had
____ volunteer service at the museum can better cater to visitors in future will be discussed at the seminar.
A.That B.Why C.When D.How
In the New Year speech ____ by our headmaster, he summarized the progress we made in 2019.
A.clarified B.restored C.underlined D.delivered
