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1、 The problem we arefaced with is that our resources, here identified as money, are __1__. The onlyway we can resolve our problem is to make choices. After looking at ourresources, we must examine our list of __2__ and identify the things we needimmediately, those we can postpone, and __3__ we cannot afford. As individuals,we face the central problem involved in economics-deciding just how to allocateour limited our limited resources to provide __4__ with the greatestsatisfaction of our wants.Nations face the sameproblem. As a country''s population ___5__, the need for more goods and servicesgrows correspondingly. Resources necessary to production may increase, butthere __6__ are enough resources to satisfy the total desires of a nation.Whether the budget meeting is taking place in the family living room, in theconference room of the corporation __7__ of directors, or in the chamber of theHouse of Representatives in Washington,the basic problem still exists. We need to find __8__ of allocating limitedresources in order to satisfy unlimited wants.A short time agoeconomists divided goods into two categories, free and economic. The former,like air and water, were in __9__ abundance that economists had no concern forthem. After all, economics is the __10__ of scarcity and what to do about it.Today many of these "free goods" are __11__ very expensive to use.Pollution has made clean air and water expensive for producers'' extra costs,and __12__ taxpayers who pay for the government''s involvement in cleaning theenvironment.In the 1990s,almost all goods are __13__. Only by effort and money __14__ obtained in theform people wish.Meeting needs ofpeople and the demands from resource available __15__ the basic activity ofproduction. In trying to meet unlimited wants from limited economic goods,production leads to new problems in economics.EXERCISE:

1 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
2 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
3 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
4 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
5 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
6 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
7 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
8 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
9 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
10 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
11 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
12 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
13 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
14 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
15 A.limited B. unlimited C. scarcity D. abundant
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