2013年职称英语考试综合类完形填空练习(5)
<p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Central">Central</span> <span word="Problem">Problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span></p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="wants">wants</span>.</p><p> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="here">here</span> <span word="identified">identified</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="money">money</span>, <span word="are">are</span> __1__. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="resolve">resolve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="choices">choices</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="resources">resources</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="must">must</span> <span word="examine">examine</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="list">list</span> <span word="of">of</span> __2__ <span word="and">and</span> <span word="identify">identify</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span>, <span word="those">those</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="postpone">postpone</span>, <span word="and">and</span> __3__ <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="afford">afford</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="individuals">individuals</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="central">central</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="economics">economics</span>-<span word="deciding">deciding</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="allocate">allocate</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> __4__ <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="greatest">greatest</span> <span word="satisfaction">satisfaction</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="wants">wants</span>.</p><p> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="countrys">countrys</span> <span word="population">population</span> ___5__, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="services">services</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="correspondingly">correspondingly</span>. <span word="Resources">Resources</span> <span word="necessary">necessary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="production">production</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> __6__ <span word="are">are</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="total">total</span> <span word="desires">desires</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nation">nation</span>. <span word="Whether">Whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="budget">budget</span> <span word="meeting">meeting</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="taking">taking</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="living">living</span> <span word="room">room</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="corporation">corporation</span> __7__ <span word="of">of</span> <span word="directors">directors</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chamber">chamber</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Representatives">Representatives</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="exists">exists</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> __8__ <span word="of">of</span> <span word="allocating">allocating</span> <span word="limited">limited</span> <span word="resources">resources</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="satisfy">satisfy</span> <span word="unlimited">unlimited</span> <span word="wants">wants</span>.</p><p> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="divided">divided</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="categories">categories</span>, <span word="free">free</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="economic">economic</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="former">former</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span>, <span word="were">were</span> <span word="in">in</span> __9__ <span word="abundance">abundance</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="economists">economists</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="concern">concern</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="them">them</span>. <span word="After">After</span> <span word="all">all</span>, <span word="economics">economics</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> __10__ <span word="of">of</span> <span word="scarcity">scarcity</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="Today">Today</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="free">free</span> <span word="goods">goods</span> <span word="are">are</span> __11__ <span word="very">very</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span>. <span word="Pollution">Pollution</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="air">air</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="water">water</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="producers">producers</span> <span word="extra">extra</span> <span word="costs">costs</span>, <span word="and">and</span> __12__ <span word="taxpayers">taxpayers</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>.</p>
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