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1.{{BHTEXT

ThefirstcoinstoappearintheWesternworldwereissuedbythe

IndiansandtheIonianGreeksintheeighthcenturyB.C.Thesecoins,

whichweremadeofelectrum,anaturaIcombinationofgoldandsiIver,

wereirregularinweightandquaIity.ThepuregoIdandsiIvercoinswith

reIatedvalueswhichappearedduringthereignofCroesus(560-546B.

C.)providethefirstundoubtedevidenceofstandardcoinagebystate

authority.Thecoinswerenotperfectlyshaped,however,fortheywere

struckwithahandwieldedhammer.ThetrendtowardcompletemathematicaI

symmetrydidnot,infact,beginuntiIthecoiningpress,inventedby

LeonardodaVinciinthesixteenthcentury,wasgenerallyusedinthe

middleoftheseventeenthcentury.

Oneshouldnotassume,however,thatonIymachinemadecoinsareprized

fortheirworkmanship.ThesiIverdekadrachmfromSyracuse,struckabout

413B.C.,isconsideredoneofthefinestGreekcoinsandisworthmore

thanathousanddollarstoday.Anartisticmasterpieceofamuchlater

periodisthesiIvertalermintedinRatisbon,southernGermany,in1754.

Thevalueofacoinisnotprimarilydeterminedbyitsage,asmany

peopIeseemtothink.ManyGreekandRomancoinsthatwereissuedin

abundancecanbepurchasedforamoderateprice.Ontheotherhand,a

GermancoinmadeofshrapneIduringtheFirstWorIdWarisveryrareand

valuable.AmongtheespeciallyrareUnitedStatescoinsarethe1804

siIverdolIar,the1822five-do11argoldpiece,andthe1894siIverdime.

WhichofthefollowingstatementsmayNOTbemadeaboutthecoinsmade

duringthereignofCroesus

A.Theywereissuedbythegovernment.

B.Theyweregivenstandardvalues.

C.Theywereallofequalpurity.

D.Theywereallalikeinshape.

2.

{{BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

EvenasthenumberoffemaIesprocessedthroughjuveniIecourtsclimbs

steadily,animpIicitagreementremainsamongscholarsincriminal

justicethatyoungmalesdefinethedelinquencyproblemintheUnited

States.Wesuggesttworeasonswhythisviewpersists.First,young

femaIesareaccusedprimarilyofvictimlesscrimes,suchastruancy,that

donotinvoIveclear-cutdamagetopersonsorproperty.Ifcommittedby

adults,theseactionsarenotevenconsideredprosecutable;ifcommitted

byyoungmales,theyhavetraditionallybeenIookedonIenientIybythe

courts.Thus,ironically,thedifficultconditionsoffemaIedeIinquents

receiveIittIeattentionbecausetheyareaccusedofcommitting

relativelyminoroffenses.Second,thecourtshavelongjustified

so-ca11edpreventiveinterventionintotheIivesofyoungfemaIesviewed

asantisociaIwiththereasoningthatwomenareespeciallyvulnerable.

Traditionalideasofwomenastheweakerandmoredependentsexhaveled

toearIierinterventionandlongerperiodsofmisdirectedsupervision

forfemaIedelinquentsthanformales.

ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethattheauthorbeIievestraditional

stereotypesofwomentobe.

A.persistentlyinexplicable

B.potentiallyharmful

C.rapidlychanging

D.habituallydisregarded

3.{{BJ1TEXTCll/B})

Watercoloristheoldestpaintingmediumknown.Itdatesbacktothe

earlycavedwellers'whodiscoveredtheycouldaddlifelikequaIities

todrawingsofanimalsandotherfiguresonthewa11sofcavesbymixing

thenaturalcolorsfoundintheearthwithwater.

Fresco,oneofthegreatestofaIIartforms,isdonewithwatercolor.

Itiscreatedbymixingpigmentsandwaterandapplyingthesetowet

pIaster.OfthethousandsofpeopIewhostandunderMicheIangeIo'sheroic

ceilingintheSistineChapel,veryfewareawarethattheyareIooking

atperhapsthegreatestwatercolorpaintingintheworld.

TheinventionofoiIpaintingbytheFlemishmastersinthefifteenth

centuryledtoadecIineinfrescopainting,andforthenextseveral

centurieswatercolorwasusedmainlyasamediumfordoingpreliminary

sketchesorasatoolforstudy.ItwasnotuntiItheeighteenthand

nineteenthcenturiesthatEnglishpaintersreinstatedwateredorasa

seriousartform.TheEnglishhaveanotoriouslovefortheoutdoorsand

alsogreatfondnessforsmall,intimatepictures.Thesubduedtonesof

watercolorhadaremarkablystrongappealforthem.

ThepopularityofwatercolorcontinuedtogrowuntiIinthetwentieth

centurytheUnitedStatespassedEnglandasthecenterforwatercolor,

producingsuchwell-knownwatercolorartistsasThomasEakinsandAndrew

Wyeth.

Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredaboutwhat16thand17thcentury

artiststhoughtofwatercolorpaintingincomparisontooiIpainting

A.Watercolorwaftmorecostly,butwasbetter.

B.Oilpaintingwaslesspermanent,butmorevivid.

C.Watercolorwasnotappropriateforfinishedworks.

D.Oilpaintingtendedtobedifficulttouse.

4.{{BJJTEXTEH/B}}

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey,reaIways

cominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausethey

haveaflairforserf-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneyto

throwaround."It'siniquitous,'theysay,thatthisentirely

unproductiveindustry(ifwecancalIitthat)shouIdabsorbmillions

ofpoundseachyear.11onIygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompanies

aremaking.Whydon*ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheir

goodsAfteraIltit'stheconsumerwhopays.Thepooroldconsumer!

He'dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn'tcreatemass

marketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertising

thatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethink

theonlypurposeofadvertisingistoseiIgoods.Anotherequally

importantfunctionistoinform.AgreatdealoftheknowIedgewehave

abouthousehoIdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread.

Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistence

ofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposingyouwantedtobuyawashingma

chine,itismorethanIikelyyouwouldobtaindetaiIsregarding

performance,price,etc.,fromanadvertisement.Lotsofpeoplepretend

thattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriously

doubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.

Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!JustthinkwhataraiIwaystationor

anewspaperwouldbeIikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazing

atablankwalIorreadingraiIwaybyeIawswhilewaitingforatrain

WouIdyouIiketoreadonlycloselyprintedcoIumnsofnewsinyourdaily

paperAcheerful,wittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadrab

walIoranewspaperfuIIofthedailyrationofcalamities.Wemustnot

forget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoour

pockets,Newspapers,commercialradioandtelevisioncompaniescouIdnot

subsistwithoutthissourceofrevenue.ThefactthatwepaysoIittIe

forourdaffypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammesisdue

entirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaper

wouldcostifwehadtopayitsfulIprice!Anotherthingwemustn,t

forgetissmalIads.Whichareinvirtuallyeverynewspaperandmagazine.

Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Just

aboutanythingCanbeaccompIishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstance,

youcanfindajob,buyorseiIahouse,announceabirth,marriageor

deathinwhatusedtobecalledthehatch,matchanddispatchcoIumnbut

byfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonaloragonycoIumn.No

otheriteminanewspaperproridessuchentertainingreadingoroffers

suchadeepinsightintohumannature.It'sthebestadvertisementfor

advertisingthereis!

Whydothecriticscriticizeadvertisers

A.Becauseadvertisersoftenbrag.

B.BecausecriticsthinkadvertisementisaMwasteofmoney".

C.Becausecustomersaroencouragedtobuymorethannecessary.

D.Becausecustomerspaymore.

5.{{B}}TEXTBH/B}}

ThefirstcoinstoappearintheWesternworldwereissuedbythe

IndiansandtheIonianGreeksintheeighthcenturyB.C.Thesecoins,

whichweremadeofelectrum,anaturalcombinationofgoldandsiIver,

wereirregularinweightandquaIity.ThepuregoldandsiIvercoinswith

reIatedvaIueswhichappearedduringthereignofCroesus(560-546B.

0.)providethefirstundoubtedevidenceofstandardcoinagebystate

authority.Thecoinswerenotperfectlyshaped,however,fortheywere

struckwithahandwieldedhammer.ThetrendtowardcompletemathematicaI

symmetrydidnot,infact,beginuntiIthecoiningpress,inventedby

LeonardodaVinciinthesixteenthcentury,wasgeneraIlyusedinthe

middleoftheseventeenthcentury.

Oneshouldnotassume,however,thatonIymachinemadecoinsareprized

fortheirworkmanship.ThesiIverdekadrachmfromSyracuse,struckabout

413B.C.,isconsideredoneofthefinestGreekcoinsandisworthmore

thanathousanddollarstoday.Anartisticmasterpieceofamuchlater

periodisthesiIvertalermintedinRatisbon,southernGermany,in1754.

Thevalueofacoinisnotprimarilydeterminedbyitsage,asmany

peopIeseemtothink.ManyGreekandRomancoinsthatwereissuedin

abundancecanbepurchasedforamoderateprice.Ontheotherhand,a

GermancoinmadeofshrapnelduringtheFirstWorldWarisveryrareand

valuable.AmongtheespeciallyrareUnitedStatescoinsarethe1804

siIverdollar,the1822five-do11argoldpiece,andthe1894siIverdime.

TheauthorspecificallymentionsaIIofthefollowingfeaturesofthe

SyracusandekadrachmEXCEPTits.

A.appearance

B.scarcity

C.value

D.age

({BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

EvenasthenumberoffemaIesprocessedthroughjuveniIecourtsclimbs

steadily,animpIicitagreementremainsamongscholarsincriminal

justicethatyoungmalesdefinethedelinquencyproblemintheUnited

States.Wesuggesttworeasonswhythisviewpersists.First,young

femaIesareaccusedprimarilyofvictimlesscrimes,suchastruancy,that

donotinvoIveclear-cutdamagetopersonsorproperty.IfcOmmittedby

adults,theseactionsarenotevenconsideredprosecutable;ifcommitted

byyoungmales,theyhavetraditionallybeenIookedonIenientIybythe

courts.Thus,ironicaIly,thedifficultconditionsoffemaIedeIinquents

receiveIittIeattentionbecausetheyareaccusedofcommitting

relativelyminoroffenses.Second,thecourtshavelongjustified

so-ca11edpreventiveinterventionintotheIivesofyoungfemaIesviewed

asantisociaIwiththereasoningthatwomenareespeciallyvulnerable.

Traditionalideasofwomenastheweakerandmoredependentsexhaveled

toearIierinterventionandlongerperiodsofmisdirectedsupervision

forfemaIedelinquentsthanformales.

Thepassagesuggeststhatscholarsincriminaljusticecouldbe

criticizedfor

A.notpayingenoughattentiontotheseriousnessofjuvenilecrime

B.concerningthemselvestoolittlewiththepreventionofjuvenile

delinquency

C.focusingonthosewhosecrimeshaveinvolveddamagetopersonsand

property

D.failingtopointoutinjusticesinthejuvenilecourts

7.{{BJ1TEXTC{{/B}}

Watercoloristheoldestpaintingmediumknown.Itdatesbacktothe

earlycavedwellers'whodiscoveredtheycouldaddlifelikequaIities

todrawingsofanimalsandotherfiguresonthewallsofcavesbymixing

thenaturalcolorsfoundintheearthwithwater.

Fresco,oneofthegreatestofalIartforms,isdonewithwatercolor.

Itiscreatedbymixingpigmentsandwaterandapplyingthesetowet

pIaster.OfthethousandsofpeopIewhostandunderMichelangeIo,sheroic

ceilingintheSistineChapel,veryfewareawarethattheyareIooking

atperhapsthegreatestwatercolorpaintingintheworId.

TheinventionofoiIpaintingbytheFlemishmastersinthefifteenth

centuryledtoadecIineinfrescopainting,andforthenextseveral

centurieswatercolorwasusedmainlyasamediumfordoingpreliminary

sketchesorasatoolforstudy.ItwasnotuntiItheeighteenthand

nineteenthcenturiesthatEnglishpaintersreinstatedwatercolorasa

seriousartform.TheEnglishhaveanotoriouslovefortheoutdoorsand

alsogreatfondnessforsmall,intimatepictures.Thesubduedtonesof

watercolorhadaremarkablystrongappealforthem.

ThepopularityofwatercolorcontinuedtogrowuntiIinthetwentieth

centurytheUnitedStatespassedEnglandasthecenterforwatercolor,

producingsuchwell-knownwatercolorartistsasThomasEakinsandAndrew

Wyeth.

Accordingtothepassage,whywaswatercolorpaintingrevivedinEng-

land

A.Itwaseasytouseoutdoors,

B.Itwasastrongmedium.

C.Itwasextremelyvibrantincolor.

D.Itwaswellsuitedtopopulartastes.

8.{{BJJTEXTB{{/B}J

ThefirstcoinstoappearintheWesternworldwereissuedbythe

IndiansandtheIonianGreeksintheeighthcenturyB.0.Thesecoins,

whichweremadeofelectrum,anaturalcombinationofgoldandsiIver,

wereirregularinweightandquaIity.ThepuregoIdandsiIvercoinswith

relatedvaIueswhichappearedduringthereignofCroesus(560-546B.

C.)providethefirstundoubtedevidenceofstandardcoinagebystate

authority.Thecoinswerenotperfectlyshaped,however,fortheywere

struckwithahandwieldedhammer.ThetrendtowardcompletemathematicaI

symmetrydidnot,infact,beginuntiIthecoiningpress,inventedby

LeonardodaVinciinthesixteenthcentury,wasgenerallyusedinthe

middleoftheseventeenthcentury.

Oneshouldnotassume,however,thatonIymachinemadecoinsareprized

fortheirworkmanship.ThesiIverdekadrachmfromSyracuse,struckabout

413B.C.,isconsideredoneofthefinestGreekcoinsandisworthmore

thanathousanddollarstoday.Anartisticmasterpieceofamuchlater

periodisthesiIvertalermintedinRatisbon,southernGermany,in1754.

Thevalueofacoinisnotprimarilydeterminedbyitsage,asmany

peopIeseemtothink.ManyGreekandRomancoinsthatwereissuedin

abundancecanbepurchasedforamoderateprice.Ontheotherhand,a

GermancoinmadeofshrapnelduringtheFirstWorIdWarisveryrareand

valuable.AmongtheespeciallyrareUnitedStatescoinsarethe1804

siIverdolIar,the1822five-dolIargoldpiece,andthe1894siIverdime.

LeonardodeVinciismeritionedinthepassageinconnectionwith.

A.thefirstgovernmentissueofcoins

B.theartisticaspectofcoinmaking

C.coinsissuedinthesixteenthcentury

D.theproductionofuniformcoins

9.{{BJ1TEXTE{{/B})

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey,reaIways

cominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausethey

haveaflairforserf-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneyto

throwaround."It'siniquitous,'theysay,thatthisentirely

unproductiveindustry(ifwecancalIitthat)shouIdabsorbmillions

ofpoundseachyear.11onIygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompanies

aremaking.Whydon'ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheir

goodsAfterall,it'stheconsumerwhopays.Thepooroldconsumer!

He'dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn'tcreatemass

marketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertising

thatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethink

theonlypurposeofadvertisingistoseiIgoods.Anotherequally

importantfunctionistoinform.AgreatdealoftheknowIedgewehave

abouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread.

Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistence

ofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposingyouwantedtobuyawashingma

chine,itismorethanIikeIyyouwouldobtaindetaiIsregarding

performance,price,etc.,fromanadvertisement.Lotsofpeoplepretend

thattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriously

doubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.

Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!JustthinkwhataraiIwaystationor

anewspaperwouldbeIikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazing

atablankwalIorreadingraiIwaybyeIawswhilewaitingforatrain

WouIdyouIiketoreadonlycloselyprintedcoIumnsofnewsinyourdaily

paperAcheerful,wittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadrab

walIoranewspaperfulIofthedailyrationofcalamities.Wemustnot

forget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoour

pockets,Newspapers,commerciaIradioandtelevisioncompaniescouIdnot

subsistwithoutthissourceofrevenue.ThefactthatwepaysoIittIe

forourdaffypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammesisdue

entirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaper

wouldcostifwehadtopayitsfulIprice!Anotherthingwemustn,t

forgetissma11ads.Whichareinvirtua11yeverynewspaperandmagazine.

Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Just

aboutanythingCanbeaccompIishedthroughthesecolumns.Forinstance,

youcanfindajob,buyorseiIahouse,announceabirth,marriageor

deathinwhatusedtobecalledthehatch,matchanddispatchcoIumnbut

byfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonaloragonycoIumn.No

otheriteminanewspaperproridessuchentertainingreadingoroffers

suchadeepinsightintohumannature.It'sthebestadvertisementfor

advertisingthereis!

WhichofthefollowingisNotTrue

A.Advertisementmakescontributiontoourpocketsandwemayknow

everything.

B.Wecanbuywhatwewant.

C.Goodqualityproductsdon,tneedtobeadvertised.

D.Advertisementmakesourlifecolorful.

10.

{{B}}TEXTA{{/B}}

EvenasthenumberoffemaIesprocessedthroughjuveniIecourtsclimbs

steadily,animpIicitagreementremainsamongscholarsincriminal

justicethatyoungmalesdefinethedeIinquencyproblemintheUnited

States.Wesuggesttworeasonswhythisviewpersists.First,young

femalesareaccusedprimariIyofvictimIesscrimes,suchastruancy,that

donotinvoIveclear-cutdamagetopersonsorproperty.IfcOmmittedby

adults,theseactionsarenotevenconsideredprosecutable;ifcommitted

byyoungmales,theyhavetraditionallybeenIookedonIenientIybythe

courts.Thus,ironically,thedifficultconditionsoffemaIedeIinquents

receiveIittIeattentionbecausetheyareaccusedofcommitting

relativelyminoroffenses.Second,thecourtshavelongJustified

so-caIIedpreventiveinterventionintotheIivesofyoungfemaIesviewed

asantisociaIwiththereasoningthatwomenareespeciallyvulnerable.

Traditionalideasofwomenastheweakerandmoredependentsexhaveled

toearIierinterventionandlongerperiodsofmisdirectedsupervision

forfemaIedelinquentsthanformales.

Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage

A.TheJuvenileCourtSystem.

B.InjusticesintheJuvenileCourtSystem.

C.JuvenileDelinquency.

D.WhyAreThereMoreFemaleDelinquentsthanMaleDelinquents

11.{{BHTEXTC{{/B}}

Watercoloristheoldestpaintingmediumknown.Itdatesbacktothe

earlycavedwellers'whodiscoveredtheycouldaddlifelikequaIities

todrawingsofanimalsandotherfiguresonthewallsofcavesbymixing

thenaturalcolorsfoundintheearthwithwater.

Fresco,oneofthegreatestofalIartforms,isdonewithwatercolor.

Itiscreatedbymixingpigmentsandwaterandapplyingthesetowet

pIaster.OfthethousandsofpeopIewhostandunderMicheIangeIo'sheroic

ceilingintheSistineChapel,veryfewareawarethattheyareIooking

atperhapsthegreatestwatercolorpaintingintheworId.

TheinventionofoiIpaintingbytheFlemishmastersinthefifteenth

centuryledtoadecIineinfrescopainting,andforthenextseveral

centurieswatercolorwasusedmainlyasamediumfordoingpreliminary

sketchesorasatoolforstudy.ItwasnotuntiItheeighteenthand

nineteenthcenturiesthatEnglishpaintersreinstatedwatercolorasa

seriousartform.TheEnglishhaveanotoriouslovefortheoutdoorsand

alsogreatfondnessforsmaII,intimatepictures.Thesubduedtonesof

watercolorhadaremarkablystrongappealforthem.

ThepopularityofwatercolorcontinuedtogrowuntiIinthetwentieth

centurytheUnitedStatespassedEnglandasthecenterforwatercolor,

producingsuchwell-knownwatercolorartistsasThomasEakinsandAndrew

Wyeth.

Whatwouldthenextparagraphmostprobablydealwith

A.TheworksoffamousAmericanwateredorartists.

B.Thedeclineofoilasapopularmedium.

C.Techniquesofmanufacturingwatercolor.

D.ModernAmericanoilpainters.

12.{{BJJTEXTE({/B}}

Advertiserstendtothinkbigandperhapsthisiswhythey*reaIways

cominginforcriticism.Theircriticsseemtoresentthembecausethey

haveaflairforserf-promotionandbecausetheyhavesomuchmoneyto

throwaround."It'siniquitous,'theysay,thatthisentirely

unproductiveindustry(ifwecancalIitthat)shouIdabsorbmillions

ofpoundseachyear.11onIygoestoshowhowmuchprofitthebigcompanies

aremaking.Whydon,ttheystopadvertisingandreducethepriceoftheir

goodsAfteralltit*stheconsumerwhopays.Thepooroldconsumer!

He'dhavetopayagreatdealmoreifadvertisingdidn*tcreatemass

marketsforproducts.Itispreciselybecauseoftheheavyadvertising

thatconsumergoodsaresocheap.Butwegetthewrongideaifwethink

theonlypurposeofadvertisingistoseiIgoods.Anotherequally

importantfunctionistoinform.AgreatdealoftheknowIedgewehave

abouthouseholdgoodsderiveslargelyfromtheadvertisementsweread.

Advertisementsintroduceustonewproductsorremindusoftheexistence

ofoneswealreadyknowabout.Supposingyouwantedtobuyawashingma

chine,itismorethanIikeIyyouwouldobtaindetaiIsregarding

performance,price,etc.,fromanadvertisement.Lotsofpeoplepretend

thattheyneverreadadvertisements,butthisclaimmaybeseriously

doubted.Itishardlypossiblenottoreadadvertisementsthesedays.

Andwhatfuntheyoftenare,too!JustthinkwhataraiIwaystationor

anewspaperwouldbeIikewithoutadvertisements.Wouldyouenjoygazing

atablankwalIorreadingraiIwaybyeIawswhilewaitingforatrain

WouIdyouIiketoreadonlycloselyprintedcoIumnsofnewsinyourdaily

paperAcheerful,wittyadvertisementmakessuchadifferencetoadrab

walIoranewspaperfulIofthedailyrationofcalamities.Wemustnot

forget,either,thatadvertisingmakesapositivecontributiontoour

pockets,Newspapers,commerciaIradioandtelevisioncompaniescouIdnot

subsistwithoutthissourceofrevenue.ThefactthatwepaysoIittIe

forourdaffypaper,orcanenjoysomanybroadcastprogrammesisdue

entirelytothemoneyspentbyadvertisers.Justthinkwhatanewspaper

wouldcostifwehadtopayitsfulIprice!Anotherthingwemustn,t

forgetissmalIads.Whichareinvirtuallyeverynewspaperandmagazine.

Whatatremendouslyusefulservicetheyperformforthecommunity!Just

aboutanythingCanbeaccompIishedthroughthesecoIumns.Forinstance,

youcanfindajob,buyorsellahouse,announceabirth,marriageor

deathinwhatusedtobecalledthehatch,matchanddispatchcoIumnbut

byfarthemostfascinatingsectionisthepersonaloragonycolumn.No

otheriteminanewspaperproridessuchentertainingreadingoroffers

suchadeepinsightintohumannature.It'sthebestadvertisementfor

advertisingthereis!

Thepassageis.

A.Narration

B.Description

C.Criticism

D.Argumentation

13.{{B}}TEXTB{{/B}}

ThefirstcoinstoappearintheWesternworIdwereissuedbythe

IndiansandtheIonianGreeksintheeighthcenturyB.C.Thesecoins,

whichweremadeofelectrum,anaturalcombinationofgoldandsiIver,

wereirregularinweightandquaIity.ThepuregoIdandsiIvercoinswith

relatedvalueswhichappearedduringthereignofCroesus(560-546B.

C.)providethefirstundoubtedevidenceofstandardcoinagebystate

authority.Thecoinswerenotperfectlyshaped,however,fortheywere

struckwithahandwieldedhammer.ThetrendtowardcompIetemathematicaI

symmetrydidnot,infact,beginuntiIthecoiningpress,inventedby

LeonardodaVinciinthesixteenthcentury,wasgeneraIlyusedinthe

middleoftheseventeenthcentury.

Oneshouldnotassume,however,thatonIymachinemadecoinsareprized

fortheirworkmanship.ThesiIverdekadrachmfromSyracuse,struckabout

413B.C.,isc