Beads, stones, seashells, paper, precious metals such as gold and silver, base metals such as iron have all been used as money. Today, money is printed on paper. A lot of countries use their own currency, with n ames such as dollar, pound, franc, ruble, yuan and so on. Since 2002, 18 of the EU members have replaced their national currencies by Euro notes and coins. If you want to pay for something in another currency, you have to change your money into the other money. If you want to travel outside your native country, you need to change your own country's money for the money of the country you are visiting. Most large banks sell foreign currencies. You can exchange money at a bank or at an office of a tourist agency Wherever you go, exchanging money puts you in touch with international finance, which is concerned with exchange rates between different currencies. Deciding the rate for the international exchange of money is one of the most complex aspects of international banking. Euro is available in all EU member countries.
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C.IS WORTH A.IT IS CHEAPER【T1】______SILVER
B.THE COINS WERE ACTUALLY【T2】______SILVER
C.THE SILVER IN COINS【T3】______MUCH MORE LESS THAN 40 YEARS AGO IN THE UNITED STATES, IT WAS COMMON TO CHANGE A ONE-DOLLAR BILL FOR A DOLLAR"S WORTH OF SILVER.THAT IS BECAUSE【T4】______.BUT THOSE DAYS ARE GON
E.THERE IS NO SILVER IN TODAY"S COINS.WHEN THE PRICE OF THE PRECIOUS METAL RISES ABOVE ITS FACE VALUE AS MONEY, THE METAL WILL BECOME MORE VALUABLE IN OTHER USES.SILVER COINS ARE NO LONGER IN CIRCULATION BECAUSE【T5】______THAN THEIR FACE VALU
E.A SILVER FIRM COULD FIND THAT【T6】______BY MELTING DOWN COINS THAN BY BUYING IT ON THE COMMODITY MARKETS.COINS TODAY ARE MADE OF AN ALLOY OF CHEAPER METALS.
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翻译Precious metals such as gold and silver have been used as money.
A. 贵重金属里包括黄金、白银和货币。
B. 诸如黄金和白银等这类贵重金属曾经作为货币使用过。
C. 贵重金属里的黄金、白银都被货币所替代。
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根据文章内容进行判断,正确写“T”错误写“F”。
Beads, stones, seashells, paper, precious metals such as gold and silver, base metals such as iron have all been used as money. Today, money is printed on paper. A lot of countries use their own currency, with names such as dollar, pound, franc, ruble, Yuan and so on. Since 2002, 18 of the EU members have replaced their national currencies by Euro notes and coins.
If you want to pay for something in another currency, you have to change your money into the other money. If you want to travel outside your native country,you need to change your own country's money for the money of the country you are visiting. Most large banks sell foreign currencies. You can exchange money at a bank or at an office of a tourist agency.
Wherever you go, exchanging money puts you in touch with international finance, which is concerned with exchange rates between different currencies. Deciding the rate for the international exchange of money is one of the most complex aspects of international banking.
()26. This best title for this passage is “The history of money”
()27. Euro is available in all EU member countries.
()28. Foreign exchange rates have significant impact on the economy of a country.
()29. Currency means money in the form. of paper.
()30. Banks are a good option to get your money exchanged.
参考答案:26-30:F F T F T
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