[填空题]More and more of the world’s population are living in towns or cities. The speed at which cities are growing in the less developed countries is (26) . Between 1920 and 1960 big cities in developed countries (27) two and a half times in size, but in other parts of the world the growth was eight times their size.
The (28) size of growth is had enough, but there are now also very (29) signs of trouble in the (30) of percentages of people living in towns and percentages of people working in industry. During the nineteenth century cities grew as a result of the growth of industry. In Europe the (31) of people living in cities was always smaller than that of the (32) working in factories. Now, however, the (33) is almost always true in the newly industrialized world: (34) .
Without a base of people working in industry, these cities cannot pay for their growth; (35) . There

[填空题]More and more of the world’s population are living in towns or cities. The speed at which cities are growing in the less developed countries is (26) . Between 1920 and 1960 big cities in developed countries (27) two and a half times in size, but in other parts of the world the growth was eight times their size.
The (28) size of growth is had enough, but there are now also very (29) signs of trouble in the (30) of percentages of people living in towns and percentages of people working in industry. During the nineteenth century cities grew as a result of the growth of industry. In Europe the (31) of people living in cities was always smaller than that of the (32) working in factories. Now, however, the (33) is almost always true in the newly industrialized world: (34) .
Without a base of people working in industry, these cities cannot pay for their growth; (35) . There

[多项选择]As its population grows and more and more peasants flood into its big cities, urban housing problem becomes the number one in China. There is a discussion in a newspaper on this issue and its possible solutions. Please write an essay on the topic Housing Problem in China for the same newspaper to give your opinion. You are required to write three paragraphs and the first sentence of each paragraph is given below:
(1) Housing problem comes hand in hand with population growth.
(2) Despite the mushrooming high buildings, the, provision of living space still falls far short of demands.
(3) Various solutions have been suggested.
Your essay should be no less than 120 words, not including the words given.

[填空题]
More and more Americans are living alone. Some live alone because of divorce or the death of a partner. (1) According to a recent U.S. census (人口普查), 25 per cent of all households in the U.S. are made up of just one person. This is a dramatic change from the extended families of just a couple of generations ago.
The typical person living alone is neither old nor lonely. (2) The majority of these people have chosen to live alone. They are responding to decreasing social pressure to get married and have a family.
It’s now socially acceptable, even fashionable, to live alone. As people get better jobs and become financially independent, it becomes possible for them to maintain a one-person household. (3) However, people who do get married are marrying at a later age and divorcing more often.
The number one reason given by most people for living alone is that they

[填空题]More than a quarter of the world adult population is still unable to read and write. They are called (S1)________. A worldwide (S2)_______ to change this situation has been launched by the United Nations, and the year 1990 has been (S3)_______ as International Literacy Year. The message from the United Nations is that illiteracy must be ended for both the individual and Third World development. Illiteracy is not only a problem of the developing countries. Adults in western nations are often too ashamed to (S4)_______ Therefore, they are unable to go to classes to (S5)_______ The success of International Literacy Year will depend largely on the political will of governments to (S6)_______ Women make up (S7)_______ of the world’s adult illiterates. More schools are needed in (S8)_______ But one of the biggest tasks now facing international organizations is how to (S9)_______ that learning to read and write will (S10)_______.S8