7. A 　　　　　(松的) brick fell off the wall as he walked past.

6. The house is well 　　　　　(布置；装备).

5. She went to a j　　　 　shop for a pair of earrings.

4. She f　　 　the letter in half and put it into her pocket.

3. The farmer is very poor and the cow is his total p　　　 .

2. She i　　　 　all her mother’s beauty.

1. There are 56 ethnic groups in China, including 55 m　　　　 .

10.解析：选C。标题归纳题。通读全文，可以知道文章主要讲解的是金属货币，特别是银币。

9.解析：选D。细节理解题。由第二段的倒数第二句“What really happened to the rest will probably always remain a mystery”可知,答案为D。

8.解析：选B。细节理解题。由第二段第一句“But, curiously, one of the rarest coins in the world is not made of gold, but of the relatively cheaper silver ”可知,答案为B。