1. Country made the first stamp is England. 

(Sentence: The first stamp in the world was an English stamp)

2. The first stamp appeared in 1840

(Sentence: It (the first stamp) was made in 1840).

3. People paid money to the postman for every letter that they received and the postman did not give the letters to anybody who did not pay him. 

(Sentence: Before that, people paid money to the postman for every letter that they received and the postman did not give the letters to anybody who did not pay him.)

4. Rowland Hill - an English teacher invented the stamp. 

(Sentence: An English teacher, whose name was Rowland Hill, thought much about this. One day, he said that the people who wrote the letter should pay for them, and not the people who got the letters. He then spoke about it to the people in the Government.)

IV. Read the passage and answer the questions that follow. (2 pts)

The first stamp in the world was an English stamp. It was made in 1840. Before that, people paid money to the postman for every letter that they received and the postman did not give the letters to anybody who did not pay him.

An English teacher, whose name was Rowland Hill, thought much about this. One day, he said that the people who wrote the letter should pay for them, and not the people who got the letters. He then spoke about it to the people in the Government. Soon the post offices began to sell small pieces of paper with a stamp on them.

1. Which country made the first stamp?

-> It's England ("The first stamp in the world was an English stamp")

2. When did the first stamp appear?

-> The first stamp appeared in 1840.

3. Before the first stamp appeared, what did people have to do when they got a letter? 

-> They have to paid for the postman ("Before that, people paid money to the postman for every letter that they received and the postman did not give the letters to anybody who did not pay him") 

4. Who invented the stamp?

-> It's Rowland Hill ("An English teacher, whose name was Rowland Hill, thought much about this. One day, he said that the people who wrote the letter should pay for them, and not the people who got the letters")

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