24. The public expects the following three services in handling and delivery of mail except
(a) confidentiality
(b) timeliness
(c) safety
(d) accuracy
25. According to the passage, the Railway Mail Service commenced in
(a) 1832
(b) 1842
(c) 1874
(d) 1905
26. Which of the following can be inferred from the first paragraph
(a) Mail was often lost or damaged as it was exchanged on the mail crane
(b) There was a high turnover of railway mail clerks
(c) The development of the mailroads during the second half of the19th century enabled Post Office Department to focus on timeliness
(d) The Post Office Department was more concerned about speeding up mail delivery than the safety of its clerks
27. The word “elite” in line14 is closest in meaning to
(a) superior
(b) majority
(c) more capable
(d) leader
28. Which of the following is true, according to the passage
(a) The clerk booted out the outgoing mailbag before snatching the incoming bag
(b) Clerks couldn’t often see what they were doing
(c) The Railway Mail clerk’s job was considered elite because it was safe and exciting
(d) Despite their success railway mail clerks only handled a small proportion of all non-local mail
29. In line 18, the word “they” refers to
(a) trains
(b) Postal Service’s employees
(c) Mailbags
(d) Experience clerks
30. The word “glitches” in line 20 can be replaced by
(a) accidents
(b) blames
(c) advantages
(d) problems
31. Where in the passage does the author first mention the dangers of the PostOffice clerk’s job?
(a) Lines 5-9
(b) Lines 10-14
(c) Lines 15-19
(d) Lines 20-23