HYPERLINK"http://www.topsage.com"www.topsage.com大家网byhighmorePARTIIICLOZE[15MIN]Decidewhichofthechoicesgivenbelowwouldbestcompletethepassageifinsertedintheeorrespondingblanks.Markthebestchoiceforeachblankonyouranswersheet.Salt,shellsormetalsarestillusedasmoneyinout-of-the-waypartsoftheworldtoday.Saltmayseemratherastrange(31)____touseasmoney,(32)_____incountrieswherethefoodofthepeopleismainlyvegetable,itisoftenan(33)_____necessity.Cakesofsalt,stampedtoshowtheir(34)____,wereusedasmoneyinsomecountriesuntilrecent(35)_____,andcakesofsalt(36)____buygoodsinBorneoandpartsofAfrica.Seashells(37)_____asmoneyatsometime(38)____anotheroverthegreaterpartoftheOldWorld.Thesewere(39)___mainlyfromthebeachesoftheMaldivesIslandsintheIndianOcean,andweretradedtoIndiaandChina.InAfrica,shellsweretradedrightacrossthe(40)___fromEasttoWest.Metal,valuedbyweight,(41)____coinsinmanypartsoftheworld.Iron,inlumps,barsorrings,isstillusedinmanycountries(42)_____papermoney.Itcaneitherbeexchanged(43)____goods,ormadeintotools,weapons,orornaments.TheearlymoneyofChina,apartfromshells,wasofbronze,(44)_____inflat,roundpieceswithaholeinthemiddle,called"cash".The(45)_____ofthesearebetweenthreethousandandfourthousandyearsold-olderthantheearliestcoinsoftheeasternMediterranean.Nowadays,coinsandnoteshave(46)____nearlyallthemorepicturesque(47)____ofmoney,and(48)____inoneortwoofthemoreremotecountriespeoplestillkeepitforfutureuseonceremonial(49)____suchasweddingsandfunerals,examplesof(50)____moneywillsoonbefoundonlyinmuseums.(31)A.objectB.articleC.substanceD.category(32)A.butB.andC.soD.even(33)A.abstractB.advantageousC.abundantD.absolute(34)A.weightB.valueC.roleD.size(35)A.timesB.eventsC.situationsD.conditions(36)A.evenB.alsoC.stillD.never(37)A.hadbeenusedB.areusedC.wouldbeusedD.wouldhavebeenused(38)A.andB.butC.yetD.or(39)A.collectedB.producedC.grownD.raised(40)A.cityB.districtC.communibD.continent(41)A.processedB.producedC.precededD.proceeded(42)A.inspiteofB.insteadofC.alongwithD.inlinewith(43)