单选题
Paragraph One: According to the record in the inscriptions(题字，碑铭), ancient China Post originated in the Yin-Shang Dynasty, prosperous (繁荣)in the Zhou Dynasty, popular in the Spring-Autumn and the Warring States Periods (770-221 B. C). Confucius said, "The propagation (传播) of moral is as rapid as post delivery", which described the popularity of the post.
Paragraph Two: Ancient Chinese post system was the special communication organization for govern ment, which only delivered official documents and not private letters. Public communication which was organized by individuals developed slowly. By the coddle stage of Ming Dynasty, with the progress of productive forces and the increase of the requirements for public communication, private-owned post offices were created. By late Qing, the number of private owned post offices had exceeded several thousands, forming their own communication network, which became the public communication organization in parallel with official posts.
Paragraph Three: The spread of modem post to China appeared in the form of so called "Guest Post", which was the post organization set up by western powers which violated (侵犯) Chinese sovereignty (主权). The invasion of "Guest Post" to China originated from the trading of western merchants in China after the discovery of shipping line on seas.
Paragraph Four: After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, China Post entered a new development period. China Post was created on the basis of the post in the liberated area and the Chinese Postal Administration which had been taken over and transformed. After the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications was founded, it undertook to establish new management system, restore and develop postal network, unify the service categories and the standards of postage, pose the service principle as Speed, Accuracy, Security and Convenience, and establish and perfect the business management system. By doing so, the postal cause in China gained an initial development.
Paragraph Five: In the early 1960s, with the vigorous upsurge (高潮、上升) of the national independence movement in Africa, China established direct postal relations with many newly independent African countries. By the end of 1965, 77 countries and regions in all the continents of the world had established the direct postal relations with China, which was a two time increase compared to that of 26 in 1949. African countries increased from 2 to 18.
Now match each paragraph to the appropriate title. Note: there are two extra titles.Titles- [A] The Relationship between China Post and Overseas post office
- [B] Origin and Characteristics of Post
- [C] Modification and Reorganization of Post
- [D] The Development of the Ancient Public Communication
- [E] Appearance of Special Public Communication
- [F] Invasion of "Guest Post"
- [G] Establishment and initial Development of Post in P.R. China