Gold is a measure of (example)......C.......which is recognised all over the world. For centuries it was the foundation of the international monetary system and, 1……......., today, it remains one of the most important components of a country’s foreign currency reserves . What 2.....….......gold attractive is that it has a value of its own for both industrial and ornamental purposes,3……........paper bank notes which are worthless 4……......themselves . As a result, gold is bought as an 5……..........in times of financial uncertainty. Until the 1930s , several European currencies were based on the Gold Standard , which meant that the value of a .6…….......of currency was fixed in .7…….........of a stated quantity of gold . People could freely .8……….......any bank notes they had for gold . In 1931, world-wide financial problems .9…….........the Gold Standard to be dropped. Then in, 1935, the USA, France and the UK .10…........the price of gold at $ 35 an ounce , which remained the price until 1971 . Because the demand for gold .11…….....so fast , however , the price of gold for ornamental and industrial purposes was .12……….....to rise . Today one ounce of gold costs $390 in London. Example: A money B fortune C wealth D richness 1) A yet B just C now D even 2) A makes B turns C gives D forms 3) A against B unlike C contrary D opposite 4) A on B for C to D in 5) A expense B allowance C investment D interest 6) A unit B piece C bit D part 7) A conditions B reference C terms D ways 8) A convert B exchange C alter D refund 9) A created B resulted C made D caused 10) A fixed B attached C laid D stood 11) A grew B raised C heightened D gained 12) A granted B allowed C accepted D passed