1.Read the following passage, and then tick the correct answers:true(T) or false(F).

The population of the world has increased more in modern times than in all other ages of history. The world's population was about 500 million in 1650. It doubled in the period from 1650 to 1850. In 1986, the population was more than three billion. Estimates based on research by the United Nations in the same year showed that it would be more than 7.5 billion by 2020.

True False

1. The world's population increase in modern times has been greater than ever before. ----- -----

2. The world's population was over a billion in 1850. ----- -----

3. The United Nations carried out the research in 1850. ----- -----

4. The world's population in 1986 was three times as big as that in 1850. ----- -----

5. The world's population would be more than seven and a half billion by 2020. ----- -----

Choose the word which has OPPOSITE meaning to the underlined word

A tangerine, which is flatter than an orange, peels and separates more readily

A. daintly 

B. tastefully 

C. easily 

D. difficultly

More than one billion people (23) ____________in India, and only China has more people. The people of India speak (24) ________than 100 different languages. Calcutta is India’s largest city. Bombay is the country’s most (25) ____________urban area. They are among the world’s
largest cities, too. New Delhi is the Capital of India. More than sixteen (26) ____________ people live in or near the port City of Bombay. Bombay is a center of trade and the center of India’s movie business. India (27) ____________ about 800 movies a year, more than any other country in the world. In spite of its large cities, India is primarily a country of villages. Most of India’s people (28) ____________their living by farming.
21. The national language is Bahasa which is also known ______ as Malay.
22. They have been ________________ for over two years.
Choose the word (A, B, C or D) that best fits the space in the following passage
 23. A. live
24. A. many
25. A. population 26. A. million 27. A. makes
28. A. do
B. immigrate B. much
B. popularity B. millions B. make
B. find
C. stay
C. more
C. popularization C. billion
C. does
C. take
D. survive D. most
D. populated D. billions D. do
D. earn

1.Rhonda has...........homework to do than ricky because she did more of it during school
A.more                      B.less                           C.fewer
2.Nearly 1.1 billion.............people are living in extreme poverty than in 1990
A.fewer                         B.less                        C.many
3.Crimer will affect everyone in different ways , ..............?
A.doesn't it                         B. will it                        C.won't it 
4.In the city there are ...............job opportunities than in the countryside
A.more                              B.fewer                           C.less
5.Nobody knows exactly  how many people live in slums,................?
A.don't                           B.do they                             C.does it
6.I think you should go shooping today because you have ....................time than I do
A.less                           B.fewer                            C.more
7.John doesn't drink much coffee.He drinks ...............coffee than his friends do 
A.more                        B.less                            C.fewer
8.Mumbai has a population of around 21 million people,...........
A.hasn't they                  B.has it                           C.doesn't it
9.My mother is so busy, so she has visited me...............times than my father has
A.fewer                          B.less                        C.more
10.That's a memorable experience,............
A. is that                     B.isn't it                            C.isn't that

IX. Choose the correct option to complete each sentence.
1. Rhonda has ________ homework to do than Ricky because she did more of it during school.
A. more B. less C. fewer
2. Nearly 1.1 billion ________ people are living in extreme poverty than in 1990.
A. fewer B. less C. many
3. Crime will affect everyone in different ways, ________?
A. doesn’t it B. will it C. won’t it
4. In the city there are ________ job opportunities than in the countryside.
A. more B. fewer C. less
5. Nobody knows exactly how many people live in slums, ________?
A. don’t they B. do they C. does it
6. I think you should go shopping today because you have ________ time than I do.
A. less B. fewer C. more
7. John doesn’t drink much coffee. He drinks ________ coffee than his friends do.
A. more B. less C. fewer
8. Mumbai has a population of around 21 million people, ________?
A. hasn’t they B. has it C. doesn’t it
9. My mother is so busy, so she has visited me ________ times than my father has.
A. fewer B. less C. more
10. That’s a memorable experience, ________?
A. is that B. isn’t it C. isn’t that

Choose the sentence that is similar in meaning to give one

Bali has far better beaches than Java, which make it more attractive

A. Bali is more popular with tourists because it has more beaches than Java.

B. Bali attracted more tourists than Java because its beaches are much farther.

C. Tourists prefer the beaches in Bali to those in Java because they are far better.

D. Bali is more popular with tourists because its beaches are much better than those of Java

London and Rome are the two old cities in Europe.Rome is older than London,it is about 800 years older than London.But London is bigger than Rome in area and population.In general,London is colder than Rome in winter and cooler than Rome in summer.Rome is wetter than London and nearer the sea than London.

1.Which city is older?

2.Which city is bigger in area and population?

3.Is London hotter than Rome?

4.Which city has got more rain?

5. Which city is nearer the sea?