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  3. Insurance is the sharing of (1) . Nearly everyone is exposed (2) risk of som

Insurance is the sharing of (1) . Nearly everyone is exposed (2) risk of som

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问题     Insurance is the sharing of (1) . Nearly everyone is exposed (2) risk of some sort. The house owner, for example, knows that his (3) can be damaged by fire; the ship owner knows that his vessel may be lost at sea; the breadwinner knows that he may die by (4) and (5) his family in poverty. On the other hand, not every house is damaged by fire or every vessel lost at sea. If these persons each put a (6) stun of money into a pool, there will be enough to (7) the needs of the few who do suffer (8) . In other words the losses of the few are met from the contributions of the (9) . This is the basis of (10) . Those who pay the contributions are known as (11) and those who administer the pool of the contributions as insurer.
    The (12) for an insurance naturally depends on how the risk is to happen as suggested (13) past experience. If the companies fix their premiums too (14) , there will be more competition in their branch of insurance and they may lose (15) . On the other hand, if they make the premiums too low, they will not have (16) and may even have to drop out (17) business. So the ordinary forces of supply and (18) keep premiums at a proper (19) to both insurers and those who (20) insurance. [br]
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答案 small/certain
解析 词语搭配。此句意为：如果这些人每人拿出少量的/一定的钱汇集起来，就会有足够的钱去满足那些(少数的)遭受损失的人的需要。“少量的/一定的钱”应为a small/certain sum of money。
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