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The Pony Express was a famous trans-American mail 1)...... that used a relay of horses and riders from Missouri to

California between April 1860 and October 1861. It was 2)...... by the firm of Russell, Majors and Waddell. The mail

was carried rapidly overland 3).... between St. Joseph and Sacramento, and by boat between Sacramento and San

Francisco. The 4)... allowed ten days for the trip. Stations averaging at first 40km apart were established, and each

rider was expected to 5).... 120 km a day. Pony Express riders were usually lightweight young men, often teenagers.

They used special saddle bags which could be moved to a fresh horse very quickly at a change station. Buffalo Bill

was a famous Pony Expess rider. 6)....., the Pony Expresshad more than 100 stations, 80 riders, and between 400

and 500 horses. The express route was extremely 7)...., but only one mail delivery was ever lost. The Pony Express is

credited 8).... helping to keep California in the Union by providing rapid communication between the two coasts. News

of the election of Abraham Lincoln to the United States presidency in 1860 and of the 9).... of the American Civil War in

1861 reached California via the Pony Express. The Pony Express lasted only 18 months. The regular service was discontinued

on the completion of the line of the Pacific Telegraph Company to San Francisco in October 1861. Financially, the Pony Express

was a failure, leading its 10)..... to bankruptcy. However, the drama surrounding the Pony Express made it a part of the legend of the American West.

1. A.office
B. order
C. service
D. way

2. A.set out
B. set forth
C. set down
D. set up

3. A. on horseback
B. by horse
C. with a horseman
D. by jockeys

4. A. scheme
B.programme
C. schedule
D. itinerary

5. A.cover
B. last
C. obtain
D. achieve

6. A. previously
B. eventually
C. however
D. at the end

7. A. insecure
B. menacing
C. thrilling
D. hazardous

8. A. on
B. to
C. for
D. with

9. A. outburst
B. outbreak
C. output
D. outset

10. A. founders
B. engineers
C. beginners
D. makers