M9U1
Lingling: What are you doing?
Tony: I’m______ (prepare) a report______ (call) “The world’s population”.
Lingling: Well, I can help! I just watched a videoabout world population yesterday.It said the world’s population was about7.8 billion in 2020. And the number will______ (climb) to 8.5 billion in 2030.
Tony: I can’t believe it! That’s______ (冠词) huge number.Which countries are seeing the mostpopulation______ (grow)?
Lingling: The largest increase______ (介词) population willtake place in India, Nigeria and Pakistan.______ (介词) 2030, India will have about 1.5 billion people.
Tony: Hang on a minute! I’ll make some______ (note)!
Lingling: When populations increase too fast, it can cause problems, such as too muchtraffic and______ (noise).
Tony: That’s true. How about countries ______ (介词) slow-growing populations?
Lingling: Countries with low birth rates haveproblems too. There aren’t enoughpeople to do all the jobs, or enoughyoung people to look after the older______ (one).
Tony: I see. Great, thanks______ (介词) the information!Now I can write______ (I) report!
M9U2
Jo is fifteen and ______ (live) in Parkville. When Jo’sgrandparents first______ (come) to Parkville, it was______ (它是一个安静的村庄). They ______ (他们有一所小房子，靠近田地和小山).
Parkville was near Arnwick, a city______ (Parkville靠近Arnwick，一个拥有200000人口的城市) . People ______ (介词) Parkville______ (从Parkville来的人搬往Arnwick去找工作). However,______ (然而，住在城市中心是很贵的),______ (所以政府在城市中心的外围建造公寓).Soon, Parkville became part______ (介词) Arnwick, and the population of Arnwick becameeven______ (large). It is______ (它非常拥挤，垃圾也成了一个问题).
Jo lives in one of those______ (flat). But for her,______ (去上学也是个问题). The small local school in Parkville ______ (close) down five years ago, and ______ (而她乘公共汽车去Arnwick最近的学校也要一个小时). The traffic is always bad, not to mention the air ______ (pollute).
______ (luck), the government is making______ (幸运的是，政府正在用更好的公共服务解决Arnwick的问题) . There will be ______ (many) schools, so ______ (将会有更多的学校，因此小学生就不用跑很远的路去上学了). The government is ______ (reduce) air pollution from traffic. There will also ______ (医院也将更多，以满足日益增长的人口需求) .
The story of Arnwick is just a story, ______ (连词) it describes what is happening in the real world. ______ (随着人口的增长) , cities should ______ (城市应该尽力营造一个更加令人愉悦、舒适和便利的生活环境) .
