Vocabulary Focus. 1. Complete the gaps using the vocabulary

… (1) are important because they are used to make goods, like television, cars and houses and to provide …(2), like banking, insurance and transport. All of these resources are …(3). Any resources that are not scarce are called …(4). Wants are …(5) but the resources used to produce the goods and services to satisfy these wants are …(6). So, there exists …(7). …(8) is necessary because scarce resources can be used in lots of ways to make different goods and services. The real cost of choosing one thing and not another is known as the …(9).

2. Choose the right word to complete the sentences.

1. Hunger... in many parts of the world.

a) evaluates b) exists c) satisfies

2. We have to … the results of our experiment.

a) face b) forgo c) evaluate

3. We want to build a house. Last year we bought some … in the village.

a) capital b) labour c) land

4. The company offers its employees a pension plan, free health insurance, and other ….

a) economic activity b) benefits c) desires

5. The wants we seek to … are limited.

a) satisfy b) forgo c) face

3. Give the English equivalents to the following.

ограниченные ресурсы

вынуждать людей делать выбор

оценить затраты и выгоды

рациональный выбор

лицо, принимающее решение