Part IV Cloze (15 minutes , 10 points)

　　Directions: In this part , there is a passage with twenty blanks . For each blank there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the best answer for each blank and mark the corresponding letter on your ANSWER SHEET with a single line through the center.

　　With 950 million people, India ranks second to China among the most populous countries. But since China 71 a family planning program in 1971, India has been closing the 72. Indians have reduced their birth rate but not nearly 73 the Chinese have. If current growth rates continue, India’s population will 74 China’s around the year 2028  75  about 1.7 billion. Should that happen, it won’t be the 76 of the enlightened women of Kerala, a state in southern India. 77 India as a whole adds almost 20 million people a year, Kerala’s population is virtually 78 . The reason is No mystery: nearly two-thirds of Kerala women practice birth control, 79 about 40% in the entire nation.

　　The difference 80 the emphasis put on health programs, 81 birth control, by the state authorities, 82 in 1957 became India’s first elected Communist 83 . And an educational tradition and matrilineal(母系的) customs in parts of Kerala help girls and boys get 84 good schooling. While one in three Indian women is 85 , 90% of those in Kerala can read and write.

　　Higher literacy rates 86 Family planning. “Unlike our Parents, we know that we can do more for our children if we have 87 of them,” says Laila Cherian, 33, who lives in the Village of Kudamaloor. She has Limited herself 88 three children-one below the national 89 of four. That kind of restraint(抑制；克制)will keep Kerala from putting added 90 on world food supplies.

　　71. A. discovered   B. circulated   C. launched   D. transmitted

　　72. A. gap    B. top    C. bit    D. bet

　　73. A. as many as   B. as well as   C. as soon as   D. as much as

　　74. A. shake    B. pass    C. rocket   D. impress

　　75. A. on    B. in    C. at    D. for

　　76. A. force    B. fight    C. false    D. fault

　　77. A. While    B. Since    C. Because   D. Suppose

　　78. A. reliable   B. stable    C. countable   D. flexible

　　79. A. benefited from  B. involved with  C. compared with  D. resulted from

　　80. A. lies in    B. shows off   C. results in   D. departs from

　　81. A. reviving   B. including   C. practicing   D. containing

　　82. A. that    B. since    C. what    D. which

　　83. A. group    B. alliance   C. government  D. bureau

　　84. A. equally   B. officially   C. sharply   D. proudly

　　85. A. cultural   B. literate   C. native   D. responsible

　　86. A. foster    B. hamper   C. reform    D. advocate

　　87. A. less    B. more    C. fewer    D. better

　　88. A. in     B. at    C. as    D. to

　　89. A. statistics   B. average   C. tendency   D. category

　　90. A. increase   B. challenge   C. pressure   D. complaint

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