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How many people are there in the world? Around 6.465 billion.<br />How many people are there in China? About 1.3 billion.<br />Last Wednesday, the United Nations gave its latest report on problems of the world's growing population.<br />Many people around the world don't have enough money or food.<br />A big population also causes problems for schools.<br />Pan Shu is a 15-year-old girl from Nanjing.<br />She thinks a big population makes their exams more and more difficult because more and more people take them.<br />To Zhou Yi, a 14-year-old boy from Anhui.<br />A big population means big classes.<br />There are 53 students in our class.<br />In some classes, some students even have to sit outside the classroom, says Zhou.<br />If there were fewer students, everyone would get more care from the teacher.<br />How many people are there in the world? Around 6.465 billion.<br />How many people are there in China? About 1.3 billion.<br />Last Wednesday, the United Nations gave its latest report on problems of the world's growing population.<br />Many people around the world don't have enough money or food.<br />A big population also causes problems for schools.<br />Pan Shu is a 15-year-old girl from Nanjing.<br />She thinks a big population makes their exams more and more difficult because more and more people take them.<br />To Zhou Yi, a 14-year-old boy from Anhui.<br />A big population means big classes.<br />There are 53 students in our class.<br />In some classes, some students even have to sit outside the classroom, says Zhou.<br />If there were fewer students, everyone would get more care from the teacher.

1. （1）  How many people are there in the world? 

   A . About 6.465 billion. B . About 6.565 billion. C . About 6.475 billion.
3. （2）  How many people are there in China? 

   A . About 1.3 billion. B . About 1.5 million. C . About 1.7 billion.
5. （3）  When did the United Nations give its latest report on problems of the world' s growing population? 

   A . Last Tuesday. B . Last Wednesday. C . Last Thursday.
7. （4）  What problem does the big population cause for schools? 

   A . There are fewer teachers in a school. B . The exams have to be easier and easier. C . There are too many students in a class.
9. （5）  What is the problem with the big classes in Zhou Yi' s idea? 

   A . Too many students make too much noise. B . There are not enough desks for so many students. C . Each student gets less care from the teacher.