Conversation 2
W: When did you become interested in collecting stamps?
M: Oh, when I was about ten years old. It's an exciting hobby. (9) You_know, the first postage stamps    were issued in Britain in 1840.
W: Really? I didn't know that. ( 10 ) I did know that     the charge for mail delivery before the appearance  of postage stamps was paid by either the sender or     the receiver. How much was the usual charge?
M:  Oh, about ten cents for a short distance. But post ofrices were losing money with that system. Rowland   Hill, an English, suggested using postage stamps.     Here's a picture of the first two stamps issued.
W: They both bear a picture of Queen Victoria.(Q9 : When were the first postage stamps  issued?
【答案】A
【考点】细节理解
【解析】对话中男士说“You know，the first postage  stamps were issued in Britain in 1840”，故选A。