15．Bruce is so warm-hearted a man ____ all his neighbors and colleagues would like to turn to him for help．（ ）
| A． | that | B． | who | C． | whom | D． | as |
13．-Have you heard of the gifts from Taiwan？I mean，the deer and the goats．
-Yes，actually I got it on TV last night．I ________ TV for almost one week．（ ）
-Yes，actually I got it on TV last night．I ________ TV for almost one week．（ ）
| A． | haven't watched | B． | didn't watch | C． | hadn't watched | D． | don't watch |
12．The monitor said that the learning method he used improved his maths．（ ）
| A． | greatly | B． | nearly | C． | normally | D． | seriously |
11．---It was a green dinner．_______
---Thanks．But it really only took an hour．（ ）
---Thanks．But it really only took an hour．（ ）
| A． | You must be tired． | |
| B． | I enjoyed it very much． | |
| C． | You must have spent all day cooking． | |
| D． | I have never had it before． |
10．-Be seated，please and I'll make you a cup of tea．
-_________．Let's come to the point first．（ ）
-_________．Let's come to the point first．（ ）
| A． | You needn't do so | B． | Please don't bother | ||
| C． | You are welcome | D． | You are indeed too polite． |
9．That Was the first time she alone at home during the weekends，bored to death．（ ）
| A． | has left | B． | has been left | C． | had left | D． | had been left |
8．The standard of living of any country means the average person's share of the goods and services which the country produces．A country's standard of living，therefore，depends first and foremost on its capacity to produce wealth．"Wealth"in this sense is not money，for we do not live on money but on things that money can buy，"goods"such as food and clothing，and"services"such as transport and entertainment．
A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors，most of which have an effect on one another．Wealth depends to a very degree upon a country's natural resources，such as coal，gold，and other minerals，water supply and so on．Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals，and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate； other regions possess perhaps only one of these things，and some regions possess none of them．The USA is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources within her borders，her soil is fertile，and her climate is of variety．The Sahara Desert，on the other hand，is one of the least wealthy．
Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use．Sound and stable political conditions，and freedom from foreign invasion （侵略），enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily，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's people．Old countries that have，through many centuries，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，its people have a large margin （富余） for saving，and can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to turn out more goods in their working day．
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A country's capacity to produce wealth depends upon many factors，most of which have an effect on one another．Wealth depends to a very degree upon a country's natural resources，such as coal，gold，and other minerals，water supply and so on．Some regions of the world are well supplied with coal and minerals，and have a fertile soil and a favorable climate； other regions possess perhaps only one of these things，and some regions possess none of them．The USA is one of the wealthiest regions of the world because she has vast natural resources within her borders，her soil is fertile，and her climate is of variety．The Sahara Desert，on the other hand，is one of the least wealthy．
Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn them to use．Sound and stable political conditions，and freedom from foreign invasion （侵略），enable a country to develop its natural resources peacefully and steadily，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's people．Old countries that have，through many centuries，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，its people have a large margin （富余） for saving，and can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to turn out more goods in their working day．
| Title | People's （76）livingstandard |
| Meaning | The average share of the goods and services for people （77）producedby the country． |
| Some factors that （78）affect/influencethe standard of living of any country | ▲Wealth depends （79）mainly/mostly/largelyupon a country's natural resources such as coal，gold，other minerals，water supply and a fertile soil and a favorable climate ▲Next to natural resources comes the ability to turn （80）naturalresources to use． ▲The （81technicalefficiency of a country's people is another important factor |
| The comparison between the USA and the Sahara Desert | ▲The USA has vast natural resources，her soil is fertile，and it has （82variousclimate ▲The Sahara Desert，on the other hand，is one of the （83）poorest |
| The （84）effect（s） of wealth | ▲Wealth also produces wealth． ▲Wealthy people can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to （85）turnout more goods in their working day． |