Passage 5
The“standard of living”of any country means the average person’s share of the goods and services the country produces.A country’s standard of living， 1 ，depends first and 2 on its capacity to produce wealth.“Wealth”in this sense is not money，for we do not live on money 3 on things that money can buy “goods”such as food and clothing，and“services”such as transport and“ 4 ”.
A country’s capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors，most of 5 have an effect on one another.Wealth depends 6 a great extent upon a country’s natural resources.Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals，and have a fertile soil and a 7 climate；other regions possess none of them.
Next to natural resources 8 the ability to turn them to use.China is perhaps as well 9 as the USA in natural resources，but suffered for many years from civil and
10 wars，and 11 this and other reasons was 12 to develop her resources.
13 and stable political conditions，and 14 from foreign invasion，enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily，and to produce more wealth than another country equally well 15 by nature but less well ordered.
A country’s standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed 16 it own borders，but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. 17 Britain’s wealth in foodstuffs and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on 18 grown at home.Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroadfor the agricultural products that would 19 be lacking.A country’s wealth is，therefore，much influenced by its manufacturing capacity， 20 that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures.
1.A.however B.therefore C.nevertheless D.furthermore
2.A.primary B.principal C.foremost D.uniquely
3.A.or B.nor C.but D.except
4.A.recreation B.enlightenment C.refreshment D.entertainment
5.A.if B.them C.which D.that
6.A.with B.for C.to D.on
7.A.neutral B.favorable C.virtuous D.marine(https://www.daowen.com)
8.A.comes B.come C.coming D.came
9.A.off B.known C.done D.furnished
10.A.military B.external C.contemporary D.domestic
11.A.for B.because C.because of D.due to
12.A.impossible B.incapable C.unable D.proficient
13.A.Strong B.Sturdy C.Sound D.Robust
14.A.liberty B.freedom C.prevention D.liberation
15.A.assisted B.avenged C.rescued D.served
16.A.with B.within C.near D.without
17.A.In short B.For example C.Firstly D.On one hand
18.A.those B.what C.that D.it
19.A.likely B.likewise C.certainly D.otherwise
20.A.provided B.depended C.given D.supposed