that was given to her by her grandmother - who, in turn, inherited it from her own grandmother. It's quite a heavy piece and probably worth quite a lot of money. But its sentimental value is greater than its value in dollars: It's a beautiful object that holds many family memories. When the time comes, my mum will give the bracelet to me.
So, status and investment are good reasons to value gold. But, I think that the real reason people love gold is because it can be made into beautiful objects. Think .about Tutankhamen's death mask. People love gold because it captures our minds, our imaginations and, above all. our hearts. 56. What did the author come to realize while travelling in different countries? (No more than 20 words)
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57. Why did Indian businessman Datta Phuge buy a gold shirt? (No more than l0 words)
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58. What does the underlined word \refer to in Paragraph 3? (One word)
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59. What does the wr:iter think of her mother's gold bracelet? (No more than 10 words)
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60. Do you love gold? Why or why not? (No more than 20 words) ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节：书面表达（满分-25分）
61.假如你是李华，你校学生会于2017-2018年5月7日下午举行了“校园书市(a campus book
fair)”活动。请你写封email给你的美国笔友Peter，告诉他此次活动的有关情况。内 容包括：
1．活动目的：①给同学们提供一个交换图书的机会 ②更好地利用读过的书
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2.具体内容：①把你不想保留的书拿到书市上出售 ②购买你喜欢的书 ③交换图书
3.谈谈你的感想和体会。 注意：
1. 词数不少于100； 2. 请勿提及真实学校姓名：
3． 可适当加入细节，以使内容充实，行文连贯； 4. 开头、结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
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