Comprehension Passages

65-We learn that the Gold Yuan Certificates………. .

A)represented gold actually held by the Chinese government

***B)were the invention of the Chinese government's efforts to combat inflation

C)were each worth approximately eleven million Chinese Yuan

D)could be readily exchanged for American dollars at most banks

E)were intended by the government to be used alongside the old Fa Bi

66-One may deduce that people rushed to take their valuables out of the bank…….. .

***A)because they believed the certificates were worthless

B)in order to buy more gold in the gold rush

C)because banks were going bankrupt

D)so that they could buy Gold Yuan Certificates

E)because they wanted to buy US dollars

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