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Pneumatic Tube Mail - (Reading > Information)

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Pneumatic Tube Mail

Pneumatic Tube Mail

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Read the following message.

A. Pneumatic tube mail systems, once considered a marvel of engineering, employed compressed air to propel seaLorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit, sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.

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Decide which paragraph, (A) to (D), has the information given in each statement below. Select (E) if the information is not given in any of the paragraphs.

1...... - The technology was initially showcased in the British capital. 2...... - The French capital operated the most extensive underground postal network. 3...... - Steam-powered machinery produced the airflow needed to move capsules. 4...... - Pneumatic systems were eventually adapted for military communications during wartime. 5...... - Prior scientific discoveries provided the foundation for this postal invention. 6...... - New York's tube network linked postal facilities in two boroughs. 7...... - Each container transported roughly five hundred pieces of correspondence. 8...... - Emerging technologies made tube-based mail delivery economically unviable. 9...... - Capsule delivery systems occasionally suffered from mechanical breakdowns and blockages.