Question

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According to a recent report from the United Nations, the world population continues to g________ 1．It is over 6 billion now．The number could reach 8.4 billion i________2 the year 2025．

But d________3 the past 10 years or so, there has been a large and rapid drop in the world's birth rate（出生率）．Families are generally s________4 now than they were a few years ago．It is happening in b________5 developing and developed countries．

China is s________6 a country that has already cut its rate, of population growth since 1970．There is no m________7 than one child in most Chinese families．And the hope is to r________ 8 a zero population growth rate by 2010．

Several countries in Europe already have a negative（負的）growth rate．Expels say that these countries would be s________9 of workers seriously in the future．And the persons who are working could face more taxes to help support the growing n________10 of senior citizens（老年人）．

Answer 1

1．grow              2．in                   3．during            4．smaller           5．both  

6．such               7．more              8．reach               9．short              10．number