Put a correct form of words into each blank
1. The marriage bonds are weakening (lead) to the increase rate of divorce 
2. A high quality of population is an essential factor for sustainable economic(develop) 
3. One third of married women in Vietnam have suffered domestic (violent) 
4. One important factor in loneliness is a person's (society) contacts 
5. During a trial, people give(testify) they saw what they know about the case 
6. The (exist) of poverty serves the interests of the rich and the powerful 
7. American courts depend on the ability of the 12 (jury) 
8. It is not possible to (infect) another person through kissing 
9. The permanent (establish) of this type of scholarship fund will enable more students to study in this country.

Choose the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.

A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.

B. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is. 

C. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate. 

D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.

Read the passage and choose the best answer for each question :

Different regions have different rates of population growth , but in the 20^th century , the world saw the biggest increase in its population in human history due to medical advances and massive increase in agricultural productivity made by the Green Revolution .

However , in some countries there is a negative population growth , especially in the Central and Eastern Europe , mainly due to follow fertility rate , and Southern Africa due to the high number of HIV - related deaths . Within the next decades , Japan and some countries in Western Europe are also expected to encounter a negative population growth due to sub - replacement fertility rates .

Population growth which exceeds the carrying capacity of an area will result in overpopulation . On the contrary , such areas may be considered " under - populated " if the population is not large enough to maintain an economic system .

1. Which sentence is NOT true ?

a. Most of the countries in the world are facing the problem of overpopulation

b. Overpopulation is a state when the population growth exceeds the carrying capacity of an area

c. The Green Revolution caused the population explosion in the 20^th century

d. The 20^th century had the highest population growth rate in the history

2. When is an area considered " under - populated ? "

a. When its population is not big enough to maintain the economic system

b. When it has high number of HIV - related deaths

c. When its population is too poor

d. When it has high fertility rate

3. Which areas are expected to encounter a decrease in population growth in the next decades ?

a. Some countries in Central and Eastern Europe

b. Japan

c. Some countries in Western Europe

d. B and C

4. Negative population growth in Central and Eastern Europe is due to : ................

a. high fertility

b. low fertility rate

c. low death rate

d. high number of HIV - related deaths

5. What does " fertility rate " mean ?

a. birth rate

b. death rate

c. growth rate

d. marriage rate

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions.

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 1930s and the war had held back marriages, and the catching-up process began after 1945. The baby boom continued through the decade of the1950s, 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 1950s 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 phrase "prior to" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to __________________. 

A. during 

B. behind 

C. before 

D. since 

Read the following passage and mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer to each of the questions

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 1930s and the war had held back marriages, and the catching-up process began after 1945. The baby boom continued through the decade of the1950s, 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 1950s 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 phrase "prior to" in the last paragraph is closest in meaning to………. 

A. behind

B. since

C. during

D. before 

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions

When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high

A. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.

B. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.

C. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.

D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.

Mark the letter A, B, C, or D on you answer sheet to indicate the sentences that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions
When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.

A.The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher.

B.The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is.

C.The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate.

D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.

Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the sentence that is closest in meaning to each of the following questions.

When the unemployment rate is high, the crime rate is usually also high.

A. The unemployment rate and the crime rate are both higher. 

B. The unemployment rate is as high as the crime rate. 

C. The higher the unemployment rate is, the higher the crime rate is. 

D. The high rate of unemployment depends on the high rate of crime.