Cloze Test – Test 33

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Banking began with the first prototype banks of merchants of the ancient world, which made grain loans to farmers and traders who -21-goods between cities. This began around 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia. Later, in ancient Greece and -22-the Roman Empire, lenders based in temples made loans and added two important innovations: they accepted deposits and changed money. Archaeology from this period in ancient China and India also shows -23- of money lending activity.</br> The origins of modern banking can be traced to medieval and early Renaissance Italy, to the rich cities in the north like Florence, Lucca, Siena, Venice and Genoa. The Bardi and Peruzzi families dominated banking in 14th-century Florence, --24- branches in many other parts of Europe. One of the -25-famous Italian banks was the Medici Bank, set up by Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici in 1397. The earliest known state deposit bank, Banco di San Giorgio (Bank of St. George), was founded in 1407 at Genoa, Italy.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Banking began with the first prototype banks of merchants of the ancient world, which made grain loans to farmers and traders who -21-goods between cities. This began around 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia. Later, in ancient Greece and -22-the Roman Empire, lenders based in temples made loans and added two important innovations: they accepted deposits and changed money. Archaeology from this period in ancient China and India also shows -23- of money lending activity.</br> The origins of modern banking can be traced to medieval and early Renaissance Italy, to the rich cities in the north like Florence, Lucca, Siena, Venice and Genoa. The Bardi and Peruzzi families dominated banking in 14th-century Florence, --24- branches in many other parts of Europe. One of the -25-famous Italian banks was the Medici Bank, set up by Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici in 1397. The earliest known state deposit bank, Banco di San Giorgio (Bank of St. George), was founded in 1407 at Genoa, Italy.

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Banking began with the first prototype banks of merchants of the ancient world, which made grain loans to farmers and traders who -21-goods between cities. This began around 2000 BC in Assyria and Babylonia. Later, in ancient Greece and -22-the Roman Empire, lenders based in temples made loans and added two important innovations: they accepted deposits and changed money. Archaeology from this period in ancient China and India also shows -23- of money lending activity.</br> The origins of modern banking can be traced to medieval and early Renaissance Italy, to the rich cities in the north like Florence, Lucca, Siena, Venice and Genoa. The Bardi and Peruzzi families dominated banking in 14th-century Florence, --24- branches in many other parts of Europe. One of the -25-famous Italian banks was the Medici Bank, set up by Giovanni di Bicci de' Medici in 1397. The earliest known state deposit bank, Banco di San Giorgio (Bank of St. George), was founded in 1407 at Genoa, Italy.