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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.

Title	People's (76)_____ standard
Meaning	The average share of the goods and services for people  (77) _____ by the country.
Some factors that (78) _____ the standard of living   of any country?	Wealth depends (79) _____ upon 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) _____ resources to use. ? The (81) _____ efficiency 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 (82) _____ climate ? The Sahara Desert, on the other hand, is one of the  (83) _____
The (84) _____ of wealth?	Wealth also produces wealth. ? Wealthy people can put their savings into factories and machines which will help workers to (85) _____ out more goods in their working day.

Answer 1

1. living  2. produced  3.affect/ influence  4 .mainly/ mostly/ largely  
5 .natural  6. technical  7.various  8. poorest  9.effect(s) 10 turn