Unit 7: World population I Choose the best answer 1.People are not aware the problem of overpopulation A for B of C at D in 2.Scientists say that the main reason population explosion is an increase in birth rates A of B to C for D in 3.The second solution is to provide safe, birth-control methods A expensive B inexpensive C expensively D inexpensively Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population A grow B growing C grown D growth There is no to how much fresh fruit you can eat in a day, isn’t there? A limit B limitation C limited D limiting 6.Nowadays, fewer children die …………….birth A.at B.on C with D.in 7.People believe that having many children means……………… A.happy B.happiness C.happily D.unhappy 8.We should raise a(n) ………… of the problems of overpopulation A.study B.aware C.awareness D.method 9.To solve the problems of overpopulation, we should use control methods A.death B.birthday C.bird D.birth 10.One of the causes of population explosion is that people are not properly……………… A.educate B.education C.educated D.educating II Complete each of the sentences with the correct form of the verb in the box increased expected decreased to reach limited raised control populated support freezes North America was once widely ………………… by Native American tribes The world's population is …………….to be over billion by 2010 The population has ………………… from 1.2 million to 1.8 million Water …………… at 0oC Parents should …………………… what their kids watch on television The number of new students ………………from 210 to 160 this year My family has ………………… sheep for over 60 years How can we ……………… our families on such low wages? Profits are expected ……………….£2 billion this year 10 The role that women could play was socially ……………… III Choose the word or phrase - a, b, c or d - that best fits the blank space in the following passage Mexico City is growing quickly In 1970, the city had about million people Now it has over 17 million All these people are causing (31) for the city There are not (32) jobs Also, there is' not enough housing Large families have to live together in small homes Many homes not have water They also not have bathrooms or electricity The Mexican government is (33) about all these problems It is working hard to make (34) better in the city Why is Mexico City growing so (35) ? Where are all these people coming from? They are coming to the city from the country Life is hard on the farms in Mexico Most people on farms have to live a very simple life They have no (36) money for modern things People think life in the city must be (37) So they leave their farms and move to Mexico City All around the world, large cities have the same problems One of them is air (38) Mexico City has pad air It is dirty and (39) Cars are one reason for the dirty air Many Mexicans now own their own cars and drive in the city The factories in the area also cause air pollution These factories put a lot of (40) into the air It is not easy to clean up the air in a large city The government has to make new laws, and everyone has to help a problems b matters c things d news 10 a much a worried a duration a normal a bonus a bad a pollution a noisy a dirt b lack b interested b circle b fast b extra b good b matter b tidy b smoke c enough c discussed c live c slow c added c better c complaint c clear c noise d many d known d life d average d given d best d comment d unhealthy d pollution IV.Read the passage and choose one correct answer for each question PARENTS’ DREAMS Parents often have dreams for their children’s future They hope their children will have a better life than they had They dream that their children will things that they couldn’t Parents who come to the U.S from foreign countries hope their children will have better education here They think their children will have more career choices and more successful lives They make many sacrifices so that their children will have more opportunities They think their children will remain close to them because of this Some children understand and appreciate these sacrifices and remain close to their parents However, other children feel ashamed that their parents are so different from other Americans 1) Parents often dream of A their children’s making a lot of money in the future B one day seeing their children become famous people C one day living on their children’s money D a bright future for their children 2) Parents who come home from U.S from foreign countries hope that A their children will have a lot of careers B their children become successful directors C their children will have more opportunities for good education D their children will make a lot of sacrifices 3) Parents think their children will remain close to them because A they give their children a lot of money B of the sacrifices C they know their children will be successful in the future D they are living in a foreign country 4) The word career in line is closest in meaning to A education B travel C subject D profession 5) The word close in line is closest in meaning to A dear B friendly C helpful D kind V.Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form If it doesn’t rain, I ( come) _ to see you If it didn’t rain, I ( come) to see you I ( drive) _ to work if I had a car Where in Vietnam would you like to live if you ( can) _ choose? If the weather ( be) _ good, we will have lunch outside If the company offers me a job, I think I ( take) it Many people would be out of work if that factory ( close) down If you finish before 4: 30, I ( come) _ and pick you up If he had listened to me, he ( not fail) in the exam 10 If I ( know) _ about the job, I would have applied for it 11 If they had had enough money, they ( buy) _ that house 12 If he ( study) harder, he would have passed the exam 13 If he ( read) in bad light he will ruin his eyes 14 We’ll stay home if it ( rain) _ hard 15 The table will collapse if you ( stand) _ on it ... and more successful lives They make many sacrifices so that their children will have more opportunities They think their children will remain close to them because of this Some children understand... lot of careers B their children become successful directors C their children will have more opportunities for good education D their children will make a lot of sacrifices 3) Parents think their