【正文】 invasion, enable a country to develop its natu ral 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 country39。s people. Industrialized countries that have trained numerous skilled workers and technicians are better placed to produce wealth than countries whose workers are largely unskilled. A country39。s standard of living does not only depend upon the wealth that is produced and consumed within its own borders, but also upon what is indirectly produced through international trade. For example, Britain39。s wealth in foodstuffs39。 and other agricultural products would be much less if she had to depend only on those grown at home. Trade makes it possible for her surplus manufactured goods to be traded abroad for the agricultural products that would otherwise be lacking. A country39。s wealth is, therefore, much influenced by its manufacturing capacity, provided that other countries can be found ready to accept its manufactures. 69. The standard of living in a country is determined by___________ A. its goods and service. B. the type of wealth produced. C. how well it can create wealth. D. what an ordinary person can share. 70. A country39。s capacity to produce wealth depends on all the factors EXCEPT________ A. peoples share of its goods. B. political and social stability. C. qualities of its workers. D. use of natural resources. 71. According to the passage,________ play an equally important role in determining a country39。s standard of living. A. farm products B. industrial goods C. foodstuffs D. export import Text C How we look and how we appear to others probably worries us more when we are in our teens or early twenties than at any other time in our life. Few of us are content to accept our selves as we are, and few are brave enough to ignore the trends of fashion. Most fashion magazines or TV advertisements try to persuade us that we should dress in a certain way or behave in a certain manner. If we do, they tell us, we will be able to meet new people with confidence and deal with every situation confidently and without embarrassment. Changing fashion, of course, does not apply just to dress. A barber today does not cut a boy39。s hair in the same way as he used to, and girls do not make up in the same way as their mothers and grandmothers did. The advertisers show us the latest fashionable Styles and we are constantly under pressure to follow the fashion in case our friends think we are odd or dull. What causes fashions to change? Sometimes convenience or practical necessity or just the fancy of an influential person can establish a fashion. Take hats, for example. In cold climates, early buildings were cold inside, so people wore hats indoors as well as outside. In recent times, the late President Kennedy caused a depression in the American hat industry by not wearing hats: more American men followed his example. There is also a cyclical pattern in fashion. In the 1920s in Europe and America, short skirts became fashionable. After World War Two, they dropped to ankle length. Then they got shorter and shorter until the miniskirt was in fashion. After a few more years, skirts became longer again. Today, society is much freer and easier than it used to be. It is no longer necessary to dress like everyone else. Within reason, you can dress as you like or do your hair the way you like instead of the way you should because it is the fashion. The popularity of jeans and the untidy look seems to be a reaction against the increasingly expensive fashions of the top fashion houses. At the same time, appearance is still important in certain circumstances and then we must choose our clothes carefully. It would be foolish to go to an interview for a job in a law firm wearing jeans and a sweater。 and it would be discourteous to visit some distinguished scholar looking as if we were going to the beach or a night club. However, you need never feel depressed if you don39。t look like the latest fashion photo. Look around you and you‘ll see that no one else does either! 72. The author thinks that people are____________ A. satisfied with their appearance. B. concerned about appearance in old age. C. far from neglecting what is in fashion. D. reluctant to follow the trends in fashion. 73. Fashion magazines and TV advertisement seem to link fashion to _________ A. confidence in . personal dress. C. individual hair . personal future. 74. Causes of fashions are ____________ A. uniform. B. varied C. unknown D. inexplicable. 75. Presentday society is much freer and earlier because it emphasizes ________ A. . formality. C. informality D. individuality. 76. Which is the main idea of the last paragraph? A. Care about appearance in formal situations. B. Fashion in formal and informal situations. C. Ignoring, appearance in informal situations. D. Ignoring appearance in all situations. TEXT D Massive changes in all of the world39。s deeply cherished sporting habits are underway. Whether it39。s one of London39。s parks full of people playing softball, and Russians taking up rugby, or the Superbowl rivaling the British Football Cup Final as a televised: spectator event in Britain, 。he patterns of players and spectators are changing beyond recognition, We are witnessing a globalization of our sporting culture ........ That annual bicycle race, the Tour de France, much loved by the French is a good case in point. Just a few years back it was a strictly continental affair with France, Belgium and Holland, Spain and Italy taking part. But in recent years it has been dominated by Colombian mountain climbers, and American and Irish riders. The people who really matte