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The idiom “ban jin ba liang” means “six of one and half a dozen of the other”. It is usually used to show that two parts have the same 1. Are half of 1 jin and 8 liang the same? Yes, they used to 2 the same meaning.
In the old Chinese weight measuring 3, 1 jin was divided into 16 liang. So half of 1 jin was 8 liang at that time.
Just like today, ancient people took honesty very 4. To make sure everyone traded fairly (公平合理地), there were 16 gradations(刻度) on the arm of a scale which was used for weighing things. The 16 gradations therefore 5 16 stars—the Big Dipper(北斗七星), the Southern Dipper and the stars of fortune(机会,运气), prosperity(兴旺;繁荣) and longevity(长寿).
When trading, if you were not 6, you would not receive the blessing(祝福;庇佑) of those stars. For example, if you were short of 1 liang, you would lose the favor 7 the star of fortune; short of 2 liang, you would lose prosperity as well; short of 3 liang, you would lose years of your life. It was hoped that with this 8, people would be more honest when they were doing their 9.
However, as China started to do much more international trade, this type of system was no longer convenient to use. 10 in 1959, people changed 16 liang for 1 jin into 10 liang for 1 jin.
(B)1. A. talent
B. weight
C. mind
D. truth
(C)2. A. improve
B. lose
C. share
D. discuss
(A)3. A. system
B. environment
C. way
D. fact
(D)4. A. finally
B. gradually
C. cheaply
D. seriously
(B)5. A. looked for
B. stood for
C. searched for
D. waited for
(D)6. A. helpful
B. lucky
C. creative
D. honest
(B)7. A. in
B. from
C. for
D. at
(A)8. A. rule
B. instruction
C. game
D. order
(D)9. A. interview
B. introduction
C. examination
D. business
(A)10. A. So
B. And
C. But
D. Since

答案： 1.B “半斤八两”表示两部分有相同的重量。weight意为“重量”。
2.C 由“they used to...the same meaning”可知，它们曾经有相同的含义。share意为“共用；共有”。
3.A 由后面的1 jin was divided into 16 liang可知，在中国古代的计量体系中，一斤被分为十六两。
4.D “take...seriously”意为“认真对待……”。
5.B 由后面的16 stars可推知，16个刻度代表16颗星。stand for意为“代表”。
6.D 由上面的took honesty very seriously及后面的you would not receive the blessing of those stars可知，如果你不诚实，你就不会受到那些星星的庇佑。honest意为“诚实的”。
7.B 如果你少了一两，你就会失去来自福星的恩惠。from意为“来自……”。
8.A 由语境可知，希望有了这个规则的约束，人们在交易时会更诚信。rule意为“规则”。
9.D do one’s business意为“做生意”。
10.A 前后句之间是因果关系，so意为“因此”，可表示因果关系。