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听音频，回答题In most parts of the world, the relation between population and resources is already,unfavorable and will probably become evenmore unfavorable in the future. This growing poverty constitutes a26menace not only to peace, but also to democraticinstitutions and personal liberty. An unfavorable relationship between numbers and resources tends to make the（27）of a livingalmost intolerably difficult. The individual（28）work long hours for little pay. No surplus of accumulated purchasing powerstands between him and the（29）of unfriendly nature. Democracy is, among other things, the ability to say "no" to the boss.But a man cannot say "no" to the boss, unless he is sure of being able to eat when the boss's favor has been（30）. And he cannotbe certain of his next meal unless he owns the means of producing enough wealth for his family to live on, or has been able toaccumulate a surplus out of past（31）, or has a chance of moving to virgin territories, where he can（32）. In anovercrowded country, very few people own enough to make them financially independent; very few are in a position to accumulatepurchasing power; and there is no free land. Moreover, in any country where population（33）hard upon natural resources, thegeneral economic situation（34） be so uncertain. As a result, government control of capital and labor, production andconsumption becomes（35）. It is no accident that the 20th century should be the century of highly centralized governments anddictatorships. It had to be so for the simple reason that the 20th century is the century of global overcrowding.
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