Tham khảo tài liệu 'cracking the toefl ibt 2009 edition part 32', ngoại ngữ, toefl - ielts - toeic phục vụ nhu cầu học tập, nghiên cứu và làm việc hiệu quả | the trade would be complete. And that s the last major step The receipts became the first real ancestor of the money we use today because they stood for value actually attached to goods somewhere else. 1. According to the professor why was trade with nonessential goods difficult A Poor societies cannot devote resources to making nonessential goods. B Nonessential goods are often large and heavy to carry. C Different societies have different systems of value. D The decorations used by early societies were too simple to be valuable. 2. Why did people begin relying on gold and gold specialists Click on 3 answers. A Gold had to be imported over long distances. B Travelers were in danger from thieves. C Only specialists could determine its value. D Gold doesn t spoil. E Gold was difficult to transport. 3. How did gold specialists indicate the value of the gold they received A They recorded where it had been mined. B They recorded its purity and density. C They only lent out the highest-quality gold. D They issued receipts in different colors. Now ask one of your friends ro repeat the following part of the lecture which is what you will hear on the actual TOEFL. MS So if you were storing 500 ounces of gold of whatever percent purity you d give the receipt back and get your 500 ounces of gold back They kept it for you in your own little drawer or something MP Whoops I guess I did make it sound that way thanks for catching that 4. Listen again to part of the lecture. Then answer the question. What did the professor mean by this Whoops I guess I did make it sound that way thanks for catching that A He was not sure what the student said. B His statement was misleading. C He wanted to emphasize a different point. D The man s interpretation is correct. 312 I Cracking the TOEFL iBT 5. Why did the professor say the receipts issued by gold shops were the first ancestors of money A All gold shops used the same standard format. B They were written on small slips of paper. C They .
