先通读短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母填入一个合适的词。
John is going to show us a___1____ his home town. He lives in a small house w___2___ a garden and his mother g ____3____vegetables and flowers in the garden. There are lots of tall b____4_____ in his town. There is a park near the c_____5____of town. He likes going into town o____6_____ his bicycle. He sometimes goes s_____7____ in summer when it is warm and s____8_____. There are not m_____9_____ cars and they can not go into the centre of town. He t_____10_____ it is a wonderful place to visit.

先通读短文，然后根据短文内容和所给首字母填入一个合适的词。

John is going to show us a___1____ his home town. He lives in a small house w___2___ a garden and his mother g ____3____vegetables and flowers in the garden. There are lots of tall b____4_____ in his town. There is a park near the c_____5____of town. He likes going into town o____6_____ his bicycle. He sometimes goes s_____7____ in summer when it is warm and s____8_____. There are not m_____9_____ cars and they can not go into the centre of town. He t_____10_____ it is a wonderful place to visit.

Asia is home to more than half of the world's population and three of the four most crowded countries are in Asia. China, India, and Indonesia alone have more than 2.5 billion people.
Until recently, most Asian nations fell behind the western countries in many fields. Government reform(改革), however, has led to important progress in each of these Asian countries. Across the area, education systems have been improved and economies（经济） have been growing. Most Asian countries now have a system of compulsory(义务的) education. Many countries have recently allowed private universities to be built, which was not allowed before. There are more chances for students to go to university now.
However, in Asia, there are still not enough chances for students to get higher education and many people prefer to go abroad for further study. As a result, India, China, South Korea, Japan and other Asian countries send thousands of students to study in the United States and Europe each year.
Part of the people in Asian countries can speak English, and English has become the most important language for business across the area. The percentage(百分比) is the largest in Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, SriLanka and South Korea. Many people in China, India and Malaysia can also speak English. Some countries have made English part of the primary and secondary education program. In some countries, children begin to study English even at the age of 4 or 5.
【小题1】The population of Asia is about__________         .