Part I. Fill in each gap with ONE suitable word to complete the following paragraph. (20 points)
Since man has discovcred ways of treating illnesses and diseases, and has thus rcduced the death-rate, the only way to control population (1).........................is by lowering the birth-rate. In fact, as people in modern industrial societies began to move in (2)...............to work in the towns and factories, they found that a smaller family was easier to (3).................... So in Western Europe after the Industrial Revolution, the birth-rate did slow down as parents chose to have(4).........................children. More importantly, modern birth control measures have made it possible (5) ..................... parents to decide how many children to have. But reducing the birth-rate is not as easy as that. There (6) many religious, social economic reasons (7)...................some parents do not want to control the (8)...................of children they have. For example, in some of the less developed parts of the world, many children are needẹd to help work the land, or (9) .....................wages that supplement the family income. To halt the population growth in such areas, it will first be necessary to raise the (10).......of living, so that parents do not need a large family.
B.Rewrite the following sentences based on the given words.
1. John cannot bear listening to such kind of noisy music.
(detest)
2. It is usually easier for a city dweller to earn money than a countryside dweller.
(easily)
3. We really wanted to join the buffalo fighting festival. We missed it.
(however)
4. The younger brother was disappointed with his elder brother, so he left home.
(because)
5. I had to hand in the project to my teacher on time.
(obliged)
Rewrite these following sentences
1. After she had explained everything dearly, we started our work.
By the time _________________________________
2. The building is very old. He lives there. (where)
__________________________________________
3. I will tell you something. You didn’t know it before. (which)
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4. I’ll never forget the day. I met you then. (when)
5. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
The white dress_______________________________
6. Although the weather was bad, it did not delay the traffic.
In spite of ___________________________________
7. They built a new bridge over the river.
A new bridge_________________________________
8. You feel unhealthy because you don‟t take any exercise.
If you ______________________________________
9. I last wrote to my pen-pal two months ago.
I haven’ t ____________________________________
10. Although he is strong, he can‟t move that stone.
In spite _____________________________________
11. Where does your brother work?” she asked me.
She asked me _________________________________
12. You are not allowed to leave the room without permission. (mustn’t)
____________________________________________
13. We usually visit museums when we have leisure time. (enjoy)
We _________________________________________
14. Jenny finds reading poetry boring. (dislike)
Jenny _______________________________________
15. Her old house is bigger than her new one.
Her new house _______________________________
16. John is very sad. He fails the final exam. (because)
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17. He never left the house. He had been born there. (where)
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18. No one in my class is taller than Peter.
Peter _______________________________________