Question

1. the tsar trusted fabergé with designing the eggs. fabergé then selected a team of artists and jewelers to help him create the eggs. each one was made of expensive or rare materials and included many small, detailed parts. they also contained personal touches, such as paintings of family members, favorite flowers, or places that were important to the family.
2. when tsar alexander iii passed away, his son, nicholas ii, continued the tradition by gifting the eggs to both his wife, alexandra, and to his mother. in all, more than 60 fabergé eggs were created. most of these still exist today. some are held in museums. others are kept in private collections. not all of the eggs are complete. many of the inner “surprises,” including the crown and ruby pendant of the original hen egg, are missing. the eggs are worth millions of dollars.

read the origin of the word imperial.
from latin imperium (command, authority, empire)
this information helps the reader understand that imperial in paragraph 2 means—
a worth a lot of money; valuable
b relating to a government or country that controls or rules other countries
c a system of measurement that uses units such as inches, miles, and pints
d having a violent and aggressive nature
an egg, known as the cockerel from the fabergé collection

Explanation:

题目要求根据“imperium（command, authority, empire）”的词源，判断“imperial”在第二段（关于沙皇时期法贝热彩蛋，沙皇属于帝国统治者）中的意思。选项B“relating to a government or country that controls or rules other countries”（与控制或统治其他国家的政府或国家有关）符合帝国（imperium）的含义，因为沙皇统治的俄国是帝国，彩蛋是皇家（imperial）的，即与帝国统治相关。A选项是“值钱的”，C是“度量系统”，D是“暴力的”，均不符合。

Answer:

B. relating to a government or country that controls or rules other countries