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  3. There are many expenses included in military operations. The more (36)______ the military is, the more costs are (37)______. Whe

There are many expenses included in military operations. The more (36)______ the military is, the more costs are (37)______. Whe

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问题     There are many expenses included in military operations. The more (36)______ the military is, the more costs are (37)______. Where does a country get the money to go to war? During World War Ⅱ, it was through the sale of war bonds.
    It was in the spring of 1941. And it became (38)______ obvious that the U.S. would be drawn into the European (39)______. In May, the series E Defense Bonds were issued. When war was (40)______, the name of the bonds was changed from defense to war to (41)______ the patriotism of the people. The War Bonds not only raised money for the government but also acted as an investment for the general public. A ten dollar bond was (42)______ for $7.50 or 75% of its face value. In ten years the bond would reach (43)______ and be worth its face value. (44)____________. Many people could not afford even the least expensive bonds, yet they wanted to participate.
    The key to selling the bonds and paying the cost of the war rested upon the Federal government’s ability to get the word out. (45)____________. So the War Finance Committee thought of advertising, and turned to the newspapers and radio networks for help. (46)____________. They considered it their patriotic duty. After the first month of advertising, polls showed that 90% of the public knew about the different ways to buy War Bonds.

  
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答案Ten dollars might not seem like much money now, but it represented a week’s wages or more to many people
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