Basic to any understanding of Canada in the 20 years after the Second World War is the country's impressive population growth. For every three Canadians in 1945, there were over five in 1966. In September 1966 Canada's population passed the 20 million mark. Most of this surging growth came from natural increase. The depression of the 1930's and the war had held back marriages, and the catching-up process began after 1945. The baby boom continued through the decade of the1950's, producing a population increase of nearly fifteen percent in the five years from 1951 to 1956. This rate of increase had been exceeded only once before in Canada's history, in the decade before 1911 when the prairies were being settled. Undoubtedly, the good economic conditions of the 1950's supported a growth in the population, but the expansion also derived from a trend toward earlier marriages and an increase in the average size of families. In 1957 the Canadian birth rate stood at 28 per thousand, one of the highest in the world.
After the peak year of 1957, the birth rate in Canada began to decline. It continued falling until in 1966 it stood at the lowest level in 25 years. Partly this decline reflected the low level of births during the depression and the war, but it was also caused by changes in Canadian society. Young people were staying at school longer; more women were working; young married couples were buying automobiles or houses before starting families; rising living standards were cutting down the size of families. It appeared that Canada was once more falling in step with the trend toward smaller families that had occurred all through the Western world since the time of the Industrial Revolution.
Although the growth in Canada's population had slowed down by 1966 (the increase in the first half of the 1960's was only nine percent), another large population wave was coming over the horizon. It would be composed of the children who were born during the period of the high birth rate prior to 1957.
The word "trend" in line 9 is closest in meaning to
a. tendency
b. aim
c. growth
d. directive
Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the underlined part that needs correction in each of the following questions
Every country has its own traditions, some of them have existed for centuries.
A. Every
B. its own
C. some of them
D. for
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Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.
Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.
There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.
Which country has the greatest population in the world?
A. Canada
B. The United States
C. Britian
D. China
III. Rewrite each sentence without changing its meaning, using the given words. 1. It is not necessary for her to follow with everything her parents say. (HAVE TO) →She 2. It is a good idea for the young to get a lot of encouragement to follow family rules (SHOULD) The young 3. She does not need to listen to what he says. (NECESSARY) →It is 4. It is not a good idea for teenagers to go out too much every day. (SHOULDN'T) →Teenagers 5. You are not allowed to use your mobile phone in the examination room. (MUSIN'T) You 6. Perhaps Linda is teaching in the center now. (MAY) →Linda 7. It's forbidden to smoke in here. (MUSTN'T) →You 8. I don't think that man is John; John is much taller. (CAN'T) →That man.... It's likely that the company will accept his application. (MIGHT) 9. →The company 10. I like living in a smart city more than living in the countryside →I prefer 11. This is the first time I have seen this kind of intelligent robots →I haven't 12. The police let him leave after they had questioned him. →The police allowed 13. He has installed solar panels on the roof for three years. →He started. 14. I find it difficult to find a better solution to that problem. I have. 15. The last time I went out for lunch was five days ago. I haven't 16. The last time she came back to her hometown was 4 years ago. →She hasn't...... 17. He started working as a bank clerk 3 months ago. →He has 18. Jane hasn't been out of the country for years Jane 19. I last had my hair cut in November. →I haven't 20. It has been a long time since we last met. →We haven't....
1 I think you ought to give up playing video games (should) →I think you 2. It's necessary for me to finish the work on time(have to) → I 3. It wasn't necessary for you to clean that car (have to) →You 4. It was quite unnecessary for you to adopt a green lifestyle. (have to) →You 5. It was careless of you to leave the windows open last night.(shouldn't) →You 6. It is advisable for each member in the family to share the housework equally. (Should) →Each 7. You are required to come back home before 10 p.m. (must) →You 8. Lina is advised to prepare carefully in the morning. (should) →Linda 9. Tu is responsible for picking up litter. (have to) →Tu 10. You are required to ask your parents for permission before staying out late. (must) →You 11. I think you ought to give up smoking immediately. (should) →I think you 12. It is not a good idea for me to stay up late. (shouldn't) → I 13. It wasn't necessary for you to send these letters. (have to) →You 14. It was unnesscesary for Tim to finish the work. (have to) →Tim 15. It was careless of you to leave your children alone at home. (shouldn't) →You
It is necessary for you to give these books back to the library.
You must.......
Choose the correct answer – A,B,C or D – to each question
Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.
Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.
There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.
The world population may double in the next forty years because............................
A. people don't know how to limit population
B. government hasn't provided birth-control methods.
C. people are being born faster than they are dying
D. each individual isn't responsible for limiting population.
Choose the correct answer – A,B,C or D – to each question
Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.
Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.
There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.
In a family having more children,...............................
A. the parents cannot remember all the children's name.
B. the children cannot be given a good breeding in food, clothing, shelter, education.
C. the parents will die at their young age.
D. it's very difficult for children to take care of their parents.
Choose the correct answer – A,B,C or D – to each question
Mankind is feeling greater pressure from the expanding number of people. The area of the earth can never be expanded. Nor are there endless sources of food and clothing. Yet people are being born faster than they are dying. In the next forty years, the world population may double. How can so many people be fed? What is worse, there is danger that someday mankind will have only standing room.
Birth control should be a basic policy in our country. China has the greatest number of population in the world. With a high birth rate, the production of grains and goods will be unable to meet the need of the people. To raise people’s living standard, we must practise birth control.
There are disadvantages of a family having more children. First, parents cannot give their children a good breeding in food, clothing and shelter, let alone education. Second, child-rearing will exhaust the parents, leaving no time and energy for their work. Last, a family with more children will increase the burden of society.
Which of the following sentences is TRUE?
A. The faster the population grow the more natural resources we own.
B. The natural resources are always enough to supply the hugest population.
C. It's necessary to practise birth control to raise people's living standards.
D. The production of grains always meet the need of people.