UNIT 7 WORLD POPULATION
PRONUNCIATION
1. a. limit b. figure c. iron d. billion
2. a. great b. available c. raise d. said
3. a. decreased b. used c. reached d. developed
4. a. program b. earth c. birth d. bird
5. a. double b. govern c. punish d. control
6. A. figure B. limit C. method D. increase
7. A. population B. organization C. international D. popularity
8. A. resources B. available C. decrease D. government
VOCABULARY
1. In 2000, the world population ______________ the figure of 6.6 billion.
A. got B. went C. increased D. reached
2. The population of the world has been ______________ faster and faster.
A. adding B. reducing C. increasing D. flowing
3. A __________ is a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official information.
A. image B. digit C. key D. figure
4. The EU has set strict ______________ on levels of pollution.
A. limitation B. limits C. stop D. action
5. The chart ______________ the distribution of world population by region.
A. tells B. sees C. shows D. watches
6. It is said that there are ______________ on earth to support 8 billion people.
A. resources enough B. enough resources C. plenty resources D. much resources
7. Lack _______ food had stunted his growth.
a. of b. in c. for d. on
Nigeria has a population _______ nearly 100 million.
a. about b. in c. of d. with
8. The rapid growth of population led to an acute _______ of housing.
a. shortfall b. shortcut c. shortcoming d. shortage
9. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous _______.
a. amount b. rate c. figure d. way
10. Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population _______.
a. grow b. growing c. grown d. growth
11. Pressure on natural resourses will _______ as we face a population explosion.
a. increase b. decrease c. decline d. raise
12. Her first novel has been _______ acclaimed as a masterpiece.
a. nation b. national c. international d. internationally
13. Our school has managed to collect a lot of books to _______ to the children in a village school.
a. publish b. distribute c. employ d. depart
LANGUAGE FOCUS
1. If the technology _______ available, we would be able to expand the business.
a. would become b. were become c. had become d. Became
2. If the North Sea _______ in winter, you could walk from London to Oslo.
a. happened to freeze b. froze c. should freeze d. should happen to freeze
3. It would have been a much more serious accident _____ fast at the time.
a. was she driving b. had she been driving c. she had driven d. if she drove
4. If you _______ to my advice in the first place, you wouldn`t be in this mess now.
a. listen b. will listen c. had listened d. listened
5. I`ll give you a lift if it _______.
a. is raining b. rained c. will rain d. had rained
6. If I _______ a more reliable car, I ` to Spain rather than fly.
a. would have - would drive b. had - had driven c. had - would drive d. would have had - would drive
7. I _______ you sooner had someone told me you were in the hospital.
a. would have visited b. had visited c. visited d. visit
8. They couldn`t decide _______ it was worth re-sitting the exam.
a. if