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(I)

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.

(II)

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.

(III)

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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Answers

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
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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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