Question

Uzupełnij luki 1–6, przekształcając wyrazy podane w nawiasach, tak aby otrzymać logiczny, spójny i poprawny gramatycznie tekst. Wymagana jest pełna poprawność ortograficzna wpisywanych wyrazów.

Some 1 (RESEARCH) think the word 'salary' comes from the fact that Roman soldiers received salt as payment for their work. However, carrying bags of salt was very 2 (PRACTICE), and keeping them dry was difficult too. 3 (FORTUNATE), the invention of coins and notes ended this problem. The Lydians were the first people in the western world to use money. According to the famous Greek 4 (HISTORY) Herodotus, the Lydians invented coins and the idea of shopping. They used a substance called electrum to make their coins. Electrum was a 5 (MIX) of gold and silver. The coins had the date and a lion's head on them and the Lydians made the first ones over 2,600 years ago. Today, there are a few Lydian coins in existence, but they are hard to find. 6 (NEED) to say, their value is a lot higher than it was 2,600 years ago. You will have to pay about 7,500 euros if you want to buy one now!

Answer 1

1. researchers
2. impractical
3. Fortunately
4. historian
5. mixture
6. Needless