There is no question but that Newton was a highly competent Minister of the Mint. It was mainly through his efforts 1 the English currency was put on 2 satisfactory basis at a difficult time. 3discovered a relationship between prices and 4 amount of mony in circulation, which 5 later formalized in the so-called “quality 6 ” of money: if the amount of 7 in circulation is doubled―other things 8 the same―then prices also will 9 double. This is a simple application 10 the principle that it is impossible 11 get something for nothing , but apparently 1 took someone like Newton to discover it. There 11 an obvious comparison with Copernicus, who 14 the Polish government on currency questions 15 in doing so discovered another important 16 (usually known as Gresham’s Law): when 17 money is accepted as legal tender, 18 money will be driven out of 19 . Copernicus anticipated Gresham in the formulation 20 this law.

1.A.which　B.why　C.that　D.for

2.A.a　B.very　C.the　D.most

1.A.It　B.He　C.Was　D.We

4.A.an　B.their　C.the　D.big

5.A.too　B.was　C.they　D.has

6.A.theory　B]them　C.thesis　D.proposal

7.A.coins　B.currency　C.bills　D.gold

8.A.stay　B.much　C.remaining　D.be

9.A.come　B.seem　C.multiply　D.approximately

10.A.for　B.of　C.calling　D.by

11.A.our　B.to　C.for　D.we

12.A.they　B.had　C.it　D.he

11.A.is　B.comes　C.be　D.with

14.A.talked　B.advised　C.formed　D.created

15.A.from　B.but　C.and　D.by

16.A.true　B.legend　C.theme　D.law

17.A.much　B.foreign　C.bad　D.lawful

18.A.good　B.much　C.bad　D.some

19.A.work　B.function　C.marketing　D.circulation

20.A.for　B.by　C.of　D.to

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