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Somalia's government [has / had] restarted its postal system for the first time [in / of] over 20 years. Fighting and wars in Somalia over the [passed / past] two decades stopped all mail deliveries. The postal service collapsed in 1991. Somalia is now [enjoyable / enjoying] a more peaceful time, so the postal service is [returning / returnable] . The new service also sees the introduction of nationwide postcodes. This will be a [second / first] for Somalia. Mohamed Ibrahim, the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, told the BBC that he was very [exciting / excited] about the return of the postal system. He said that at first, Somalis would be [ability / able] to receive letters from abroad. He said the next [step / stair] would be for people to post letters to [another / other] countries.

The return of the postal service is [just / justly] one example of Somalia getting back [to / too] normal after its long period of [troubled / trouble] . Another recent example is the [introduce / introduction] of a cash machine (an ATM) at a luxury hotel in the capital [cities / city] Mogadishu. It is the first time Somalia has ever had an ATM. The hotel's manager said he has [saw / seen] a few people using the new machine. He said: "Most of the customers are not [beware / aware] there is an ATM in Somalia." He explained that: "Most local [residents / residence] don't have a debit card or a credit card to use the ATM." Another example of Somalia [returning / returned] to normal is the reopening of the Chinese embassy for the first time in 23 years. Somalia's president said China was an [importance / important] partner.