What is a "selecting office"?

[Miranika]

Test No. incompl/inter-74 "Christmas Postman (1)", question 7

the moment I got into the ......... office.

(a) selecting
(b) dividing
(c) choosing
(d) sorting

Test No. incompl/inter-74 "Christmas Postman (1)", answer 7

the moment I got into the sorting office.

Correct answer: (d) sorting

Your answer was: incorrect
the moment I got into the selecting office.
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What is 'selecting office'?

Miranika

[Alan]

No such thing. I'm afraid.
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[Ashanour]

Why it is not selecting office?

Ashanour

[Alan]

Hi,

As I said 4 years ago, there doesn't appear to be such an expression.

Alan
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[Watie]

Hi Teachers,
What does the meaning of 'I got into the sorting office'?
Thank you.

[Alan]

Hi,

A sorting office is the place in a post office where the postmen/women come to in the morning to put the mail/letters in different section according to the address. 'I got into the sorting office' = I arrived at the sorting office.

Alan
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