READ THE FOLLOWING PASSAGE CAREFULLY AND THEN CHOOSE BEST OPTION TO FIT EACH SPACE

QUESTIONS 36 – 45: Read the following passage carefully and then choose best option to fit each space. Identify your choice by circling letter A, B, C or D on the answer sheet. Man cannot go on increasing numbers at the present rate. In the next 30 years, man will face a period of crisis. (36)______ experts believe that there will be a widespread food (37)______ .Other experts think this is too pessimistic, and that man can prevent things from getting worse than they are now. But (38)_______ that two-thirds of the people in the world are undernourished or starving now. One thing that man can do is to limit (39) ______of babies born. The need (40) _______ this is obvious, but it is not easy to achieve. People have to be persuaded to limit their families. In the country of the population (41) _____, many people like big families. The parents think that brings a bigger income for the family and ensures there will be someone in the family who will look after them in old age. Several governments have (42)_______ birth control policies in recent years. (43)_______ them are Japan, China, India and Egypt. In some (44)_______ the results have not been succeeded. Japan has been an exception. The Japanese adopted a birth control policy in 1948. People (45)_______ to limit their families. The birth rate fell from 34.3 per thousand per year to about 17.0 per thousand per year at present.36. A. Any B. Some C. More D. All37. A. need B. want C. absence D. shortage38. A. to remember B. remember C. remembered D. remembering39. A. a number B. the number C. an amount D. the amount40. A. for B. in C. of D. about41. A. bursting B. raising C. explosion D. extension42. A. adjusted B. created C. adopted D. presented43. A. Of B. Among C. Between D. Out of44. A. cases B. exceptions C. examples D. events45. A. encourage B. encouraged C. were encouraged D. are encouraged