In 1990 a report was published about what the earth
might be like 20 years from then on. The report was a result of a three-year 36
.?
According to the report, the picture of the earth in
the year 2010 is not a 37 one. The world will be more 38
because the population will continue to grow . The population could
be 39 6 300 million, almost 2 115 million more than in 1985
.More people would move into cities, especially cities in 40 countries
. Cities like Cairo and Jakarta probably would 41 have 15
million by then .
Food production will 42 , but not
enough to feed all the people . Farmers will grow 90% more food than they did
in 1985, 43 most of the increase would be in countries that
44 produce enough food for their people . Little increase is 45
in South Asia, Africa and the Middle East . Poor farming ways
are 46 large areas of crop land, changing farms into deserts
. More farmland is 47 as cities become larger and more
houses are built . 48 will get worse as industrial countries burn
more coal and oil .?Many of the world’s 49 could disappear
as more and more trees are cut down . Energy will continue to be a serious
problem . The experts say their picture of the earth for the year 2010 50
. They only carried out the situation that 51 today
. By changing the situation, by 52 the problems, the picture
can be changed . There is 53 time for the nations of the
world to work 54 a plan of action . But they warned that 55
too long to make decisions would greatly reduce the chances of
success .?
1. A.learning B.project C.notice D.study
2. A.pleased B.pleasant C.safe D.blue
3. A.dangerous B.beautiful C.crowded D.terrible
4. A.no more than B.as many as C.as much as D.as large as
5. A.developing B.developed C.big D.mountainous
6. A.none B.each C.all D.neither
7. A.insist B.reduce C.increase D.continue
8. A.so B.but C.or D.however
9. A.already B.hardly C.partly D.never
10. A.wanted B.lacked C.founded D.expected
11. A.destroying B.protecting C.disturbing D.interrupting
12. A.saved B.lost C.discovered D.used
13. A.Air pollution B.Water
pollution C.Some diseases D.All farmland
14. A.Animals B.plants C.forests D.people
15. A.must be true B.will come true C.can’t be true D.may be wrong
16.A. happens B
develops C
.exists D.
appears
17. A.settling B.working at C.answering D.dealing
18. A.no B.still C.less D.plenty of
19. A.about B.in C.out D.for
20. A.working B.suggesting C.spending D.waiting