Man cannot go on increasing his number at the present rate. In the ____1____ 30 years man will face a period of crisis. Some experts believe that there will be a widespread food ____2____ . Other experts think this is too pessimistic, and that man can prevent things from ____3____ worse than they are now. But remember that two thirds of the people in the world are under-nourished or starving now.

　　One thing that man can do is to limit the ____4____ of babies born. The need for this is obvious, but it is not ____5____ to achieve. People have to be prevailed to limit their families. In the countries of the population ____6____ , many people like big families. The parents think that this makes a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who look ____7____ them in old age.

　　Several governments have adopted birth control policies in recent years. Among them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. In some ____8____ the results have not been successful. Japan has been an ____9____ . The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People were encouraged to limit their families. The birth ____10____ fell from 34.3 per thousand year to about 17.0 per year at present.

　　1、A.second　　B.recent　　C.next　　D.late

　　2、A.need　　B.want　　C.absence　　D.shortage

　　3、A.being　　B.getting　　C.doing　　D.remaining

　　4、A.quantity　　B.whole　　C.amount　　D.number

　　5、A.easy　　B.critical　　C.difficult　　D.tough

　　6、A.bursting　　B.explosion　　C.raising　　D.extension

　　7、A.upon　　B.over　　C.into　　D.after

　　8、A.prospects　　B.examples　　C.events　　D.cases

　　9、A.evidence　　B.answer　　C.exception　　D.incident

　　10、A.rate　　B.speed　　C.frequency　　D.ratio

　參考答案：

　　1、C　2、D　3、B　4、D　5、A　6、B　7、D　8、D　9、C　10、A