Cloze Test (20 points) Read the following paragraph and choose the correct word for each blank from the three alternatives.

　　Man cannot go on __1_ his numbers at the present rate, In the _2_ 30 years man will face a period of crisis. __3_ experts believe that there will be a widespread food_4_. Other experts think this is 5__ pessimistic, and that man can prevent things _6__ worse than they are now. But _7__ that two-thirds of the people in the world are undernourished or starving now.

　　One thing that man can do is to limit _8__ of babies born. The need _9__ this is obvious, but it is _10_ to achieve. People have to _11__ to limit their families. In the countries of the population __12__, many people like big families. The parents think that this __13__ a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look __14__ them in old age.

　　Several governments have _15__ birth control policies in recent years. __16__ them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. In some _17___ the results have not been 18__. Japan has been an exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People __19__ to limit their families. The birth rate fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per year _20__.

　　( )1.A increasing B to increase C and increase D with increasing

　　( )2.A second B recent C next D late

　　( )3.A Any B Some C More D All

　　( )4.A need B want C absence D shortage

　　( )5.A so B much C too D enough

　　( )6.A getting B from getting C to get D get

　　( )7.A remember B remembering C to remember D remembers

　　( )8.A an amount B a number C the amount D the number

　　( )9.A for B in C of D about

　　( )10.A not easy B no easy C not easily D no ease

　　( )11.A persuade B be persuading C be persuaded D persuading

　　( )12.A bursting B explosion C raising D extension

　　( )13.A takes B brings C makes D earns

　　( )14.A upon B for C into D after

　　( )15.A adjusted B created C adopted D presented

　　( )16. A Of B Among C Between D Out of

　　( )17.A exceptions B examples C events D cases

　　( )18.A success B succeeded C successful D succeeding

　　( )19.A were encouraged B encouraged C are encouraged D encourage

　　( )20.A presently B at present C in time D on time

　　參考答案：

　　1―5 A C B D C 6―10 B A D A A 11―15 C B B D C 16―20 B D C A B