It took me nine hours to make, and i had thought about giving it to sonny, the homeless person who i sometimes see standing outside the alliance française, because he puts me in heavy boots, or maybe to lindy, the neat old woman who volunteers to give tours at the museum of natural history, so i could be something special to her, or even just to someone in a wheelchair. but instead i gave it to mom. she said it was the best gift she’d ever received. which word from this excerpt most reveals the tone?

answer; i believe the correct answer is (general);

for many centuries there were important factors which the economies of the muslim empires developed increasingly. they applied economic procedures in production, investment, finance, taxation and property. they used to tax certain goods (for example: harvest), they charged interest on money lent, they signed contracts with merchants; they relied on a common currency, and they used checks as well as promissory notes. with the money collected by means of taxation, the government provided the needy with an income. in addition, trading networks covered huge distances, so far regions started to have contact and exchange goods. this trade network covered areas of asia, africa and europe.