Упражнение 38 для подготовки к ЕГЭ по английскому языку.
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OUT GO THE POUNDS; IN COME THE CENTS
On the 14th of February 1966 Australians said goodbye to the currency denomination ___1___. Naturally enough when the British established what was then a penal colony, they used the currency denominations of their homeland, ___2___. From as early as 1901, when Australia gained independence from Britain, there had been discussion about the introduction of decimal currency, ___3___.
Nevertheless it was more than half a century before it was introduced. The new notes and coins, ___4___, were roughly parallel to the old denominations. A dollar was the same colour and size as ten shillings, the note ___5___. The two-dollar note was greenish in colour like the pound note, whose place it had taken. The only completely new coins introduced at this stage were the one- and two- cent coins, though many of the old coins, such as penny, the halfpenny and the threepence, ceased to be valid currency. Others, like the sixpence, the shilling and the two shilling coin, ___6___, initially mingled with the new currency but were gradually withdrawn from circulation.
Australian school children, who had struggled with complicated sums done in the old currency, breathed a sigh of relief on that day because arithmetic suddenly became much easier. The government had put a lot of effort into educating older people as well as children about currency. Perhaps what people remember best is a little song, played constantly on radio and TV, in which they were told ‘be prepared folks when the coins begin to mix on the 14th of February 1966’.
A. which had an equivalent value in the old system
В. which were pounds, shillings and pence
С. which they had known since the European settlement of Australia in 1788
D. which were the same size respectively as the new five, ten and twenty cent coins
E. which has considerable advantages over non-decimal systems
F. whose currency denominations had not been accepted yet
G. whose names had been the subject of quite heated debate
1 – C; 2 – B; 3 – E; 4 – G; 5 – A; 6 – D
OUT GO THE POUNDS; IN COME THE CENTS
On the 14th of February 1966 Australians said goodbye to the currency denomination which they had known since the European settlement of Australia in 1788. Naturally enough when the British established what was then a penal colony, they used the currency denominations of their homeland, which were pounds, shillings and pence. From as early as 1901, when Australia gained independence from Britain, there had been discussion about the introduction of decimal currency, which has considerable advantages over non-decimal systems.
Nevertheless it was more than half a century before it was introduced. The new notes and coins, whose names had been the subject of quite heated debate, were roughly parallel to the old denominations. A dollar was the same colour and size as ten shillings, the note which had an equivalent value in the old system. The two-dollar note was greenish in colour like the pound note, whose place it had taken. The only completely new coins introduced at this stage were the one- and two- cent coins, though many of the old coins, such as penny, the halfpenny and the threepence, ceased to be valid currency. Others, like the sixpence, the shilling and the two shilling coin, which were the same size respectively as the new five, ten and twenty cent coins, initially mingled with the new currency but were gradually withdrawn from circulation.
Australian school children, who had struggled with complicated sums done in the old currency, breathed a sigh of relief on that day because arithmetic suddenly became much easier. The government had put a lot of effort into educating older people as well as children about currency. Perhaps what people remember best is a little song, played constantly on radio and TV, in which they were told ‘be prepared folks when the coins begin to mix on the 14th of February 1966’.
