1Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)

For many years the United States and the other countries used gold and silver as money. Paper money was used to stand for the holdings(储备)of both gold and silver. The value of silver was limited to that of gold. Fifteen ounces(盎司) of silver had the same value of one ounce of gold. These values did not change until after 1860 when mines(银矿)in the west of the United States began to  1  large amounts of silver. This extra amount of silver caused the price of silver to 2    . Then fifteen ounces of silver would no longer buy one ounce of gold. In 1871 Germany declared(宣布)that it would not support its paper money with silver any more. Instead, it would use only gold. Other countries of Europe quickly  3  the same. The United States passed a law in 1973 that prevented the government from using silver as money. Western silver producers protested(抗议)loudly and put much pressure on the  4  makers. Five years later a new law was  5  . It said that the government must buy four and half million ounces of silver each month. The new law increased the amount of silver money. The country had two kinds of quite different views on the issue(发行)silver money. Businessmen, bankers and other rich men wanted to  6  the use of silver money because it made the dollar less valuable. But farmers, laborers and the others who owned the money not only wanted silver money but also wanted an unlimited supply of it.

1.A. produce     B. find          C. search        D. dig

2.A. rise        B. lift          C. fall          D. set

3.A. did         B. took          C. made          D. acted.

4.A. law         B. money         C. gold          D. silver

5.A. refused     B. accepted      C. planned       D. passed

6.A. end         B.  continue     C. protect       D. allow

Choose the words or expressions to complete the passage(选择最恰当的单词或词语，完成短文)
For many years the United States and the other countries used gold and silver as money. Paper money was used to stand for the holdings(储备)of both gold and silver. The value of silver was limited to that of gold. Fifteen ounces(盎司) of silver had the same value of one ounce of gold. These values did not change until after 1860 when mines(银矿)in the west of the United States began to  1 large amounts of silver. This extra amount of silver caused the price of silver to 2    . Then fifteen ounces of silver would no longer buy one ounce of gold. In 1871 Germany declared(宣布)that it would not support its paper money with silver any more. Instead, it would use only gold. Other countries of Europe quickly  3 the same. The United States passed a law in 1973 that prevented the government from using silver as money. Western silver producers protested(抗议)loudly and put much pressure on the  4 makers. Five years later a new law was 5 . It said that the government must buy four and half million ounces of silver each month. The new law increased the amount of silver money. The country had two kinds of quite different views on the issue(发行)silver money. Businessmen, bankers and other rich men wanted to 6  the use of silver money because it made the dollar less valuable. But farmers, laborers and the others who owned the money not only wanted silver money but also wanted an unlimited supply of it.

根据下列句子的汉语意思和英文提示，完成句子，每空一词。

1.阅读好书对我们青少年会产生重大影响。

Reading good books makes a great  ________ __________  us teenagers.

2.许多卡通形象都深受全世界年轻人的喜爱。

______ ______of cartoon characters have won the hearts of young people around the world.

3.我周末喜欢看电影，同样也喜欢运动、看书。

On weekends I like seeing films , _______ _______ as doing sports , reading books.

4.NBA代表美国职业篮球联赛。

NBA ________ _________ National Basketball Association.

5.政府必须禁止垃圾食品进入学校。

The government must_________ junk food _________ schools.

—“Food Safety” problem is becoming ______ these days.

—I think so. The government must do something to deal with it.

A. smaller and smaller  B. worse and worse        

 C. better and better     D. nicer and nicer