ENGLISH 11 EXERCISES

I. Choose the best answer

1. Vietnam has a _____ of more than 80 million.
A. people B. persons C. population D. citizens
2. Its population has ………….. from 1.2 million to 1.8 million.
A. decreased B. fell C. dropped D. increased
3. Most of the undeveloped countries need a lot of ___________ aid.
A. together B. unselfish C. mutual D. friend
4. A __________ is a number representing a particular amount, especially one given in official
information.
A. image B. digit C. key D. figure
5. 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
6. Nigeria has a population ___________ nearly 100 million.
A. about B. in C. of D. with
7. The population of the world is growing at a dangerous ___________
A. amount B. rate C. figure D. way
8. 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
9. Some scientists say that there are enough resources to ___________ 8 billion people.
A. raise B. provide C. distribute D. support
10. A number of safe and inexpensive birth control ___________ are provided to reduce the
overpopulation in many countries.
A. methods B. types C. ways D. sorts

II. Give the correct word forms

1. ______ in some developing countries may be the cause of poverty and hunger. (population)
2. In 2000, the world population ___________ the figure of 6.6 billion. (reach)
3. The population of the world has been ___________ faster and faster. (increase)
4. Better health care and agriculture have led to rapid population ___________ (grow)
5. Big cities like New York and Tokyo are ______ populated. (dense)
6. The rapid growth of population led to an acute ___________ of housing. (short)
7. Pressure on natural resources will increase as we face a population _____________.
(explode).
8. The chart shows the ______________ of world population by region. (distribute)
9. The second solution is to provide safe, _____________ birth- control methods. (expensive)
10. China is one of the most densely ___________ areas in the world. (populate)
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1. C
2. D
3. C
4. D
5. B
6. C
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. A
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1. Overpopulation
2. Reached
3. Increasing
4. Growth
5. Densely
6. Shortage
7. Explosion
8. Distribution
9. Inexpensive
10. Populated