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Read the following passages carefully and then fill
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The first people to have used coins as exchange were
the Lydians of Asia Minor. They used stamped pieces
of metal ___1___
early as the 7th century B.C.. ___2___,
it is believed that the Chinese ___3___
have made coins earlier than that. ___4___
early Chinese coins had irregular shapes ___5___
were stamped with rough designs. For ___6___
time, the value of coins depended ___7___
the value of the metal used ___8___
make the coin. As time went ___9___,
however, people began to accept that ___10___
need not be valuable in themselves. What mattered
was their value as money. |
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Not many years ago, hundreds of children could be
seen running the streets with bamboo poles, chasing
kites that had been cut loose. There was an
unwritten rule allowing ___1___
first person to catch a loose ___2___
to keep it. But often, it ___3___
a fistfight that determined who would ___4___
the kite. And often the kite ___5___
end up being ripped apart as ___6___
many hands tried to grab it ___7___
the same time. A kite flyer ___8___
be easily spotted by the strips ___9___
plaster on his fingers, his sunglasses ___10___
cap as well as his sunburnt cheeks. There would
always be a bamboo pole beside him in case his kite
was cut loose and he would have to run after it. |
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The berok is not a very docile animal, though it
does work well. It snarls and bares its teeth ___1___
strangers and gets agitated very easily ___2___
another monkey comes near. But these ___3___
mild shows of temper compared to ___4___
happens when it is overworked or ___5___
it is bitten by 'kerengga' ants at work. ___6___
berok gets positively violent. Besides being ___7___
efficient worker, it is also cheap ___8___
maintain. It eats rice, fruit, grubs ___9___
young, green leaves only. This creature___10___
not eat fish or meat, which are expensive. That is
why farmers are willing to put up with this
creature. |
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The first people to have used coins as exchange were the Lydians
of Asia Minor. They used stamped pieces of metal ___as___
early as the 7th century B.C.. ___However___,
it is believed that the Chinese ___may___
have made coins earlier than that. ___The___
early Chinese coins had irregular shapes ___and___
were stamped with rough designs. For ___some___
time, the value of coins depended ___on___
the value of the metal used ___to___
make the coin. As time went ___by___,
however, people began to accept that ___coins___
need not be valuable in themselves. What mattered
was their value as money. |
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Not many years ago, hundreds of children could be
seen running the streets with bamboo poles, chasing
kites that had been cut loose. There was an
unwritten rule allowing ___the___
first person to catch a loose ___kite___
to keep it. But often, it ___was___
a fistfight that determined who would ___keep___
the kite. And often the kite ___would___
end up being ripped apart as ___too___
many hands tried to grab it ___at___
the same time. A kite flyer ___could___
be easily spotted by the strips ___of___
plaster on his fingers, his sunglasses ___and___
cap as well as his sunburnt cheeks. There would
always be a bamboo pole beside him in case his kite
was cut loose and he would have to run after it. |
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The berok is not a very docile animal, though it
does work well. It snarls and bares its teeth ___at___
strangers and gets agitated very easily ___when/if___
another monkey comes near. But these ___are___
mild shows of temper compared to ___what___
happens when it is overworked or ___when___
it is bitten by 'kerengga' ants at work. ___The___
berok gets positively violent. Besides being ___an___
efficient worker, it is also cheap ___to___
maintain. It eats rice, fruit, grubs ___and___
young, green leaves only. This creature___does___
not eat fish or meat, which are expensive. That is
why farmers are willing to put up with this
creature. |
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