英语四级考试模拟题及答案(25)

英语四级考试模拟题及答案

College English Test Band 4 (new)

People use money to buy food, books and hundred of other things they need. When they work, they get (36) paid in money. Most of money used today is made of (37) metal or paper. But in the time long ago, people used to use all kinds of things as money. One of the first kind of money was (38) shells In China, cloth and (39) knives were used as money. (40) Elephant tusks, money tails and (41) salt were used in some parts in the world. (42) Rice was also a kind of money used by the people in some (43) islands. Some animals were used as money, too.

The first copper coins were made in China. (44) They were round and had a square hole in the center. Different countries have used different metals for their money. Later, some countries began to make coins of gold and silver. (45) But even gold and silver were too heavy to carry when people needed a lot of coins to buy something expensive. The Chinese were the first to use paper money. (46) The first paper money looked more like a note from one person to another than the money used today.

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