66. Neither a rising standard of living nor balanced trade, by itself, establishes a country's ability to compete in the international marketplace. Both are required simultaneously since standards of living can rise because of growing trade deficits and trade can be balanced by means of a decline in a country's standard of living.
If the facts stated in the passage above are true, a proper test of a country's ability to be competitive is its ability to       
        balance its trade while its standard of living rises. balance its trade while its standard of living fallsincrease trade deficits while its standard of living rises. decrease trade deficits while its standard of living falls keep its standard of living constant while trade deficits rise
贸易赤字 国内生活标准 与国家竞争力关系 我还是弄不懂,我是学医的， 有点呆了
谢谢仙人指点.可是GMAT也要有点金融常识吗?