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The description of the casino in the first paragraph is to______.

A．depict the tourist attraction

B．spotlight the author"s attitude

C．describe the life on Paradise Island

D．introduce the topic of gambling in the Bahamas

In Europe and Asia, the first "medium of exchange" or "standard of value" was not gold or silver, but cattle. In other parts of the world, however, such different commodities as salt, shells, stones and coca beans were all used as "money": They all offered advantages over the barter system, but none of them was perfect. Some were too heavy, some could not be divided into small enough parts (how much of a cow would you need to buy a piece of cheese?), and some were not permanent enough. The solution was money as we know it, that is, as coins.

The invention of coins appears to have occurred almost simultaneously but quite independently in ancient Greece and in China in about 800 BC. The reason historians believe development was independent is because of the notable differences in the two systems.

The first money to appear in China was made of bronze. More notably, it was not -circular, but in the shape of a knife ! The knife had a hole pierced in the handle so that it could be suspended (for example, from a string), and it generally bore an inscription. Other shapes included keys or spades, but what they had in common was the pierced hole. It was probably round 250 BC that the first Chinese money we would recognize as coins appeared, and, subsequently, the famous Ming mint produced a round coin with a square hole in it. This particular coin bore the inscription, "Knife of Ming", but the knife itself had disappeared. It was from this coin that the famous "cash" developed. The Chinese word, "cash" means "a small unit of currency". Al though Chinese coins often have inscriptions, they virtually never had portraits, or types of any kind, until the 19th century when they were influenced by western models.

It is implied in the passage that ______.

A．people used to prefer gold and silver as their medium of exchange

B．money was invented first in Europe and then in Asia

C．coins appeared as the result of inconvenience in exchange

D．the earliest coins were made quite differently from those we are using now

English has been successfully promoted, and has been eagerly adopted in the global linguistic marketplace. One symptom of the impact of English is linguistic【C1】______. English intrudes on all the languages that it【C2】______. The technical terms "borrowing" and "loan words,"【C3】______Calvet has indicated long before, are【C4】______, since speakers of a language who borrow words from another have no【C5】______of returning anything. The transaction is purely【C6】______, and reflects the desirability of the product to the【C7】______. The only constraint on use is understandability—though states may【C8】______ban certain foreign forms and implement measures to devise new indigenous words and expressions. Borrowing is a phenomenon that has【C9】______users of other languages for more than a century. It has also generated an extensive【C10】______on linguistic borrowing from English. British English【C11】______a large number of words of American origin, often【C12】______the source being noticed. Many languages borrow gastronomic and haute couture terms from French;【C13】______, there is a carry-over from the use of English in many of the domains listed above into the【C14】______of other languages. The English linguistic invasion has been so【C15】______that some governments, representing both small linguistic communities, for instance Slovenia and【C16】______ones, for instance France, have adopted measures to【C17】______the tide and shore up their own languages,【C18】______in the area of neologisms for technical concepts. Such measures, which are【C19】______to be only partially successful, reflect an anxiety that essential cultural and linguistic values are【C20】______.

【C1】

A．borrowing

B．lending

C．formation

D．conception

CONCERNED IN CONTRIBUTES A. DO THEIR JOBS (62)______THEIR OWN WAY

B. AS FAR AS INCREASING PRODUCTIVITY IS (63)______

C. HOW MUCH EACH WORKER (64)______TO THE PRODUCT HE IS MAKING IN RECENT YEARS MANY COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD HAVE BEEN FACED WITH THE PROBLEM OF HOW TO MAKE THEIR WORKERS MORE PRODUCTIV

E. SOME EXPERTS CLAIM THE ANSWER IS TO MAKE JOBS MORE VARIE

D. BUT DO MORE VARIED JOBS LEAD TO GREATER PRODUCTIVITY? THERE IS EVIDENCE TO SUGGEST THAT WHILE VARIETY CERTAINLY MAKES THE WORKERS" LIFE MORE ENJOYABLE, IT DOES NOT ACTUALLY MAKE THEM WORK HARDER. (65) , THE VARIETY IS NOT AN IMPORTANT FACTOR. OTHER EXPERTS FEEL THAT GIVING THE WORKERS FREEDOM TO (66)______IS IMPORTANT AND THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS IS TRU

E. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THIS KIND OF FREEDOM CANNOT EASILY BE GIVEN IN THE MODERN FACTORY WITH ITS COMPLICATED MACHINERY WHICH MUST BE USED IN A FIXED WAY. THUS WHILE FREEDOM OF CHOICE MAY BE IMPORTANT, THERE IS USUALLY VERY LITTLE THAT CAN BE DONE TO CREATE IT. ANOTHER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IS (67)______HE IS MAKIN

G. IN MOST FACTORIES BOSSES ARE NOW EXPERIMENTING WITH HAVING MANY SMALL PRODUCTION LINES RATHER THAN ONE LARGE ONE, SO THAT EACH WORKER CONTRIBUTES MORE TO THE PRODUCTION ON HIS LIN

E. IT WOULD SEEM THAT NOT ONLY IS DEGREE OF THE WORKER CONTRIBUTION AN IMPORTANT FACTOR, BUT IT IS ALSO ONE WE CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT.

The first tape recorder didn't use tape. It used long thin wire. It was invented in 1900 by Valdermar Paulsen. In 1930, German scientists invented the tape we use today. Back then the tape was on big rolls. In 1964 the Philips company in Holland invented the cassette. It's pretty much a holder for the tape. People use cassettes all over the world. If you don't have a cassette recorder, borrow one. Think of a book your parents read out loud to you. That might be a great book to read out loud to Your mom or dad in their car. Put a cassette in the recorder, open the book, hit the record button and start reading out loud. Remember there is no such a thing as a wrong way to do this.

You might think you've made a mistake, but this gift is part of you, and nothing about that can be a mistake. It's impossible. You get to be all artistic and creative here. You might want to play music in the background. Do whatever you want. The gift is you, so you decide. Remember to say "I love you" at the end of your reading. That's like the prize at the end of the book.

Choose the fight order that shows the development of the tape recorder.

a. Using big rolls,

b. Using cassettes,

c. Using thin wire.

A．a, b, c

B．b, e, a

C．c, a, b

D．c, b, a

Its consumers have a sincere interest in the behavior. of the company _______they place their trust.

A．which

B．in which

C．whose

D．whichever

Which of the following statement is NOT true of Eliot' s first poem?

A．It was written at Smith Academy.

B．It was modeled on Ben Johnson.

C．It was included in Poems Written in Early Youth.

D．It expresses the theme that a common person' s mind is loaded with inner struggle.

Which of the following statement is NOT true of Eliot's first poem?

A．It was written at Smith Academy.

B．It was modeled on Ben Johnson.

C．It was included in Poems Written in Early Youth.

D．It expresses the theme that a common person's mind is loaded with inner struggle.

Which of the following statement is NOT true of Eliot's first poem?

A．It was written at Smith Academy.

B．It was modeled on Ben Johnson.

C．It was included in Poems Written in Early Youth.

D．It expresses the theme that a common person's mind is loaded with inner struggle.