中考英语完形填空训练（001）

           The population problem may be the  1 one of the
                        world today． The world's population is growing  2 ． Two
                        thousand years ago, there were only 250 million people 
                        3 the earth． Four hundred years ago, the number was  4 
                        500 million． But at the beginning of the  5 century, the
                        world's population was about 1,700 million．In 1970, this
                        number was 3,600 million． In 1990, the number was five
                        billion． A  6 report says that the world population will
                         7 six billion by the end of the 20th century． This is
                        just ten  8 after it  9 five billion． People say that by
                        the year 2010, 10 may be seven billion．
                        
                        1．A．great B．greater C．greatest D．greating
                        
                        2．A．faster and faster B．fast and fast
                        
                        C．fastest and fastest D．faster and fast
                        
                        3．A．in B．on C．at D．for
                        
                        4．A．nearly B．more C．almost D．over
                        
                        5．A．twenty B．twelve C．twentieth D．twelfth
                        
                        6．A．USA B．UN C．PRC D．PLA
                        
                        7．A．past B．pass C．passed D．passes
                        
                        8．A．weeks B．months C．seasons D．years
                        
                        9．A．get B．gets C．reached D．reach
                        
                        10．A．this B．its C．one D．it
                        
                        KEY: 1．C 2．A 3．B 4．D 5．C 6．B 7．B 8．D 9．C 10．D