Ⅲ. 完形填空(20分)

The population problem may be the　1　one of the world today. The world’s population is growing　2　. Two thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people　3　the earth. Four hundred years ago, the number was　4　500 million. But at the beginning of the　5　century, the world’s population was about 1, 700 million. In 1970, the number was 3, 600 million. In 1990, the number was five billion.

A　6　report said that the world’s population　7　six billion by the end of the 20th century. This is just ten　8　after it　9　five billion. The UN estimated(估计)the world’s population will grow by more than　10　by the year 2050.

1. A. great　　　 B. greater　　  C. greatest　  D. greating

2. A. faster and faster     B. fast and fast

C. fastest and fastest     D. faster and fast

3. A. in    B. on    C. at    D. for

4. A. little   B. more   C. almost   D. over

5. A. twenty  B. twelve   C. twentieth  D. twelfth【 八年级英语期末试卷】

6. A. USA   B. UN    C. PRC   D. PLA

7. A. past        B. had passed

C. passed        D. passes

8. A. weeks   B. months  C. seasons   D. years

9. A. get    B. gets   C. reached   D. reach

10. A. a three      B. one thirds

C. one of three      D. a third