2015
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The 鈥渟tandard of living鈥?nbsp;of any country means the average person鈥榮 share of the goods and
services
which
the
country
produces.
A
country鈥檚
standard
of
living锛?/p>
therefore
锛?/p>
depends
first
and foremost on its capacity to produce wealt
h. 鈥淲ealth鈥?nbsp;in this sense is not money锛?/p>
for we
do not live on money but on things that money can buy
锛?/p>
鈥済oods鈥?nbsp;such as food and clothing锛?/p>
and 鈥渟ervices鈥?nbsp;such as transport and entertainment.
A
country鈥榮
capacity
to
produce
wealth
depends
upon
many
factors锛?/p>
most
of
which
have
an
effect
on one another. Wealth depends to a great extent upon a country鈥檚 natural resources锛?/p>
such as
coal
锛?/p>
gold
锛?/p>
and other minerals
锛?/p>
water supply and so on. Some regions of the world are well
supplied
with
coal
and
minerals
锛?/p>
and
have
a
fertile
soil
and
a
favorable
climate;
other
regions
possess perhaps only one of these things
锛?/p>
and some regions possess none of them. The U. S. A
is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources within her
borders
锛?/p>
her
soil
is
fertile
锛?/p>
and
her
climate
is
varied.
The
Sahara
Desert
锛?/p>
on
the
other
hand
锛?/p>
is one of the least wealthy.
Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use. China is perhaps as well off
as
the U.
S.
A.
in natural
resources
锛?/p>
but
suffered
for many
years
from
civil and external wars
锛?/p>
and for this and other reasons was. unable to develop her resources. Sound and stable political
conditions
锛?/p>
and
freedom
from
foreign
invasion
锛?/p>
enable
a
country
to
develop
its
natural
resources
peacefully and steadily
锛?/p>
and to produce more wealth than another country equally well served
by nature but less well ordered. Another important factor is the technical efficiency of a
country鈥榮
people.
Old
countries
that
have锛?/p>
through
many
centuries
锛?/p>
trained
up
numerous
skilled
craftsmen and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are
largely
unskilled.
Wealth
also
produces
wealth.
As
a
country
becomes
wealthier
锛?/p>
its
people
have
a
large
margin
for
saving
锛?/p>
and
can
put
their
savings
into
factories
and
machines
which
will
help
workers to turn out more goods in their working day.
1. A country鈥檚 wealth depends upon______. 锛?/p>
A. its standard of living
B. its money
C. its ability to provide goods and services
D. its ability to provide transport and entertainment
2. The word 鈥渇oremost鈥?nbsp;means______.
A. most importantly B. firstly
C. largely D. for the most part