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    There are about 65 million people in the United Kingdom. This is a big population for such a small country. But large parts of the country have few people. Most of the population is crowded into the big cities and industrial(工业的) areas. About 90% of the people live in cities and towns. Only about 10% live in the countryside. Today very few people一less than 2% of the population are farmers and farm workers.

        England has the most people. More than 50 million people live in England. Of these, about 14 million people live in London and the southeast. London is now a city of about 8.7 million people. Most of Scotland's population of more than 5 million live in the middle part. The mountains in the north and the south have a very small population. More than 3 million people live in Wales. There are about 1.8 million people in Northern Ireland and one third live in and around the big industrial city of Belfast.

    1. (1) The United Kingdom __________________.
      A . is a large country B . has many people C . has a small population D . is a small country without many people
    2. (2) Most of the people live __________________.
      A . in cities and towns B . in the countryside C . in every part of the country D . near rivers
    3. (3) Most people live in the __________________ in Scotland.
      A . northwest B . middle part C . southeast D . northeast
    4. (4) Northern Ireland is __________________.
      A . the name of a city B . a small city of the United Kingdom C . a country with a smaller population D . one part of the United Kingdom

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