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The U.S. Postal Service has been struggling financially for some time. It plans to stop delivering
mail on Saturdays, 16 Aug. 1 this year. This decision was announced on Wednesday without
congressional approval. 17 forbidden to do so by the Congress, the agency for the first time will
deliver mail only Monday through Friday. It is expected that this 18 will save about $2 billion a
year. In recent years, the postal service has suffered tens of billions of dollars in losses 19 the
increasing popularity of the Internet and e-commerce. The postal service plans to continue Saturday
delivery of packages, which remain a profitable and growing part of the delivery business. Post offices
would remain open on Saturdays 20 customers can drop off mail or packages, buy postage stamps,
or access their post office boxes. But hours would likely be reduced at thousands of smaller locations.
【題組】20. (A) so that (B) as soon as (C) in case (D) ever since