atives. Man cannot go on __1_ his numbers at the present rate, In the _2_ 30 years man will face a period of crisis. __3_ experts believe that there will be a widespread food _4_ . Other experts think this is 5__ pessimistic, and that man can prevent things _6__ worse than they are now. But _7__ that two-thirds of the people in the world are undernourished or starving now. One thing that man can do is to limit _8__ of babies born. The need _9__ this is obvious, but it is _10_ to achieve. People have to _11__ to limit their families. In the countries of the population __12_ _, many people like big families. The parents think that this __13__ a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look __14__ them in old age. Several governments have _15__ birth control policies in recent years. __16__ them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. In some _17__ _ the results have not been 18__ . Japan has been an exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People __19__ to limit their families. The birth rate fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per year _20__ ( )1.A increasing B to increase C and increase D with increasing ( )2.A second B recent C next D late ( )3.A Any B Some C More D All ( )4.A need B want C absence D shortage ( )5.A so B much C too D enough ( )6.A getting B from getting C to get D get ( )7.A remember B remembering C to remember D remembers ( )8.A an amount B a number C the amount D the number ( )9.A for B in C of D about ( )10.A not easy B no easy C not easily D no ease ( )11.A persuade B be persuading C be persuaded D persuading ( )12.A bursting B explosion C raising D extension ( )13.A takes B brings C makes D earns ( )14.A upon B for C into D after ( )15.A adjusted B created C adopted D presented ( )16. A Of B Among C Between D Out of ( )17.A exceptions B examples C events D cases ( )18.A success B succeeded C successful D succeeding ( )19.A were encouraged B encouraged C are encouraged D encourage ( )20.A presently B at present C in time D on time