Interpretation of Texts

T. Eugnio C. Brito

Wealth
Noun 1.a great quantity or store of money, valuable posses sions,property, or other riches: the wealth of a city. 2.an abundance or profusion of anything; plentiful amount: a wealth of imagery. 3.Economics .a.all things that have a monetary or exchange value.b.anything that has utility and is capable of being appropriated or exchanged. 4.rich or valuable contents or produce: the wealth of the soil. 5.the state of being rich; prosperity; affluence: persons of wealth and standing.

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Synonyms 2. richness, amplitude, fullness. 3a. possessions, assets, goods,property, money. 5. opulence, fortune.

Antonyms 5. poverty.

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Analize the sentence and answer the questions:
The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniences of life which it annually consumes (...) .

1. In this case, the word labour refers to: a)a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages; b)strive and make an effort to reach a goal; c)productive work (especially physical work done for wages);

Wealth
Analize the sentence and answer the questions:
The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniences of life which it annually consumes (...) .

2. The word fund means: a) reservation; b) squandering; c) wasting;

Wealth
Analize the sentence and answer the questions:
The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniences of life which it annually consumes (...) .

3. The pronoun which restricts: a)annual labour; b)fund; c)nation;

Wealth
Analize the sentence and answer the questions:
The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniences of life which it annually consumes (...) .

4. The pronoun which can be replaced by: a)that; b)who; c)what;

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Analize the sentence and answer the questions:
The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniences of life which it annually consumes (...) .

5. The best definition for the word necessaries is: a) extreme dependence; b) essential needs; c) a great amount of money ;

Wealth
Analize the sentence and answer the questions:
The annual labour of every nation is the fund which originally supplies it with all the necessaries and conveniences of life which it annually consumes (...) .

6. True or False: In the word annually the fragment ly- represents: a) a suffix indicating the sense of belonging to; b) a suffix forming an adverb; c) a suffix meaning every;

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Read the introduction of The wealth of Nations and answer the questions:
7. According to the author, what are the circumstances that regulate the proportion of supplies the countries depend on? 8. What is the characteristic that differentiates the civilised nations from the savage ones? 9. How is the book divided?