Use of English
Open Cloze - Example 1

Part 2

For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Write your answers IN CAPITAL LETTERS on the separate answer sheet.

The origin of coins

According (0) _______________ the Greek historian Herodotus (484-425 BC), the Lydian people were the first to use metallic coins. In fact, these earliest  coins were made out (9) _______________ electrum, a naturally occurring mixture of gold and silver. The coins were first produced in the seventh century BC with a design on (10) _______________ side only; the other was marked with simple punches. Each coin was assigned a value in units. Some coins were inscribed with names in Lydian script, but it is unclear (11) _______________ these are names of kings or just of rich men who produced the coins. (12) _______________ of the irregular size and shape of the coins, it must (13) _______________ been difficult to tell one (14) _______________ another, especially some of the smaller ones. Thus, many costs were expressed (15) _______________ terms of the total weight of the coins required and transactions were completed by weighing the coins used together, (16) _______________ than counting individual ones.