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PAGE Unit 1Part IA EMS Set to Speed upMark the following box before each statement with T for true or F for false.The State Postal Bureau, or China Post, said it will speed up its domestic express mail service starting on July 1, as one of its major steps to encounter the intensify加剧ing competition from foreign rivals. Under its plan, a national airmail distribution center will open on March 28, at Shanghais Hong Qiao加剧Were feeling growing pressure from global delivery companies, which are seeking opportunities for business expansion in the domestic market, said the vice-director of Shanghai Post Offices postal courier service department. Though foreign companies currently are not allowed to provide domestic express mail service, wed better get ourselves prepared early.China Post said it will open three more direct airmail routes, all with Shanghai as their transit stop, in a bid to expand its airmail network.At present, China Post operates direct daily flights between Beijing and Shanghai, and between Shanghai and Guangzhou.The three new daily flights depart early in the morning from Chengdu, Qingdao and Xiamen and return before noon on the same day. Correspondingly对应地, three new planes will be deployed in the new services. The new air express delivery network is expected to cover 116 cities in 14 provinces nationwide, the vice-director said.对应地The post office started its EMS operations in 1980 and has developed a network covering some 2,000 cities and towns nationwide.Though China Post has almost no major rivals in the domestic mail sector. competition in international delivery service is intensifying.With DHL first entering the Chinese market some 15 years ago, global players, such as TNT, UPS and FedEx, are taking aggressive steps to grab 抓取；抓住larger slices of the market, said the vice-director. For instance, UPS will launch its first ever-non-stop flight to Chinese mainland on April 5.抓取；抓住1. T 2. T 3. F 4. F 5. F 6. F 7. T 8. FB Background of DHL Worldwid