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A Countrys Standard of Living
The standard of living of any country means the average persons share of the goods and services the country produces. A countrys standard of living, __________(51), depends on its capacity to produce wealth. Wealth __________(52) this sense is not money, for we do not live on money __________(53) on things that money can buy: goods such as food and clothing, and =services such as transport and entertainment.
A countrys capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors, most of __________(54) have an effect on one another. Wealth depends __________(55) a great extent upon a countrys natural resources. Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals, and have fertile (肥沃的) Soil and a favorable climate; other regions possess none of them.
Next to natural resources __________(56) the ability to turn them to use. China is perhaps as well-off __________(57) the USA in natural resources, but suffered for many years from civil and external wars, and __________(58) this and other reasons was __________(59) to develop her resources. Sound and stable political conditions, and __________(60) from foreign invasions, enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily, and to produce more wealth than another country equally well favoured by nature but less well ordered.
A countrys standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed __________(61) its own borders, but also upon what is directly produced through international trade. __________(62), Britains wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on __________(63) grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus (过剩的) manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would __________(64) be lacking. A countrys wealth is, therefore, much __________(65) by its manufacturing capacity, provided (如果) that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.
51 A however B furthermore C similarly D therefore
52 A by B on C in D with
53 A or B but C either D besides
54 A these B that C what D which
55 A at B to C by D with
56 A came B coming C comes D come
57 A to B like C by D as
58 A because B for C of D by
59 A uneasy B incapable C impossible D unable
60 A resolution B freedom C aggression D destruction
61 A at B by C within D on
62 A In short B For example C As a result D On the other hand
63 A which B what C that D those
64 A otherwise B certainly C however D therefore
65 A made B done C produced D influenced
【参考答案】 ：51. D 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. B 56. C 57. D 58. B 59. D 60. B 61. C 62. B 63. D 64. A 65. D