Today we're going to discuss the history of the postal service. Before the 19th century, delivering letters was slow and unreliable. In Britain, the postal system was reformed by Rowland Hill in 1840. He introduced the penny post, which charged a uniform rate of one penny for any letter up to half an ounce, regardless of distance. This was a major change because previously the cost depended on how far the letter traveled. Hill's idea also included the use of postage stamps, making prepayment possible. The first stamp, the Penny Black, was issued in May 1840. Interestingly, it was printed in sheets of 240 stamps, and each stamp had to be cut from the sheet with scissors because there were no perforations yet.
❓ 罗兰·希尔在1840年进行的邮政改革主要引入了什么变化？
A. 邮资费用开始根据邮寄距离来计算。
B. B) 邮资成本变得统一，不再受距离影响。
C. C) 信件只能在不列颠境内寄送。
D. D) 邮票最初被使用，但价格非常昂贵。
✅ 正确答案
B) The cost of postage became uniform regardless of distance.