2. 外语
  3. Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Tell Me More — the program where you ask the questions and we provide the answers. A

Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Tell Me More — the program where you ask the questions and we provide the answers. A

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问题     Hello and welcome to this week’s edition of Tell Me More — the program where you ask the questions and we provide the answers. And we’ve had a wide【B1】______of questions from you this week.
    And the subject we’ve picked for you this week in【B2】______to your many letters is the production of postage stamps. And as【B3】______, we’ve been doing our homework on the subject.
    So who designs the postage stamps that we stick on our letters? Well, in Australia the design of postage stamps is in the hands of Australia Post. In Britain, it’s the Royal Mail that looks after stamps and it seems that both countries have a similar【B4】______to the production process.
    We【B5】______to our surprise that it can take up to two years to produce a new postage stamp. Why’s that I hear you ask! Surely it can’t be all that difficult to design a stamp. In fact, it isn’t. But it seems it’s a【B6】______business. Firstly, they have to choose the subjects and this is done with the help of market research. Members of the general public, including families, are 【B7】______to find out what sort of things they would like to see on their stamps. They are given a list of【B8】______ topics and asked to rank them.
     【B9】______. The committee is made up of outside designers, graphic artists and stamp collectors. 【B10】______. Then they commission an artist. In Australia artists are paid $1,500 for a stamp design and a further $800 if the committee actually decides to use the design.【B11】______
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答案If the committee likes the list, it sends it up to the board of directors which makes the final decision
解析 If the committee likes the list, it sends it up to the board of directors that makes the final decision
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