Fill each of the numbered blanks in the following passage. Use only one word in each space

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problem

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Population growth is a serious (1)........... around the world. At the beginning of the 20^th century, there were about 1.5 billion people in the world. In 1984 the world population (2).......... 4.8 billion people. By the year 2000, .(3)…… will be about 6.1 billion. This growth in population is not happening everywhere. For (4)……. in Europe the population is not growing at all families in these countries are smaller now. Only about 2.1 (5)...........are born for every woman.

She started to clean up the house just after the guests had left.

→ No sooner _______________________________________________.

He didn’t succeeded in searching for the stolen car.

The only thing they didn’t steal was the television.

House prices have risen dramatically this year.

Rewrite each of the sentences without changing its meaning, using the cue given.

We couldn’t have managed without my father’s money.

→ If it hadn’t _______________________________________________.

The policeman acted quickly and averted an accident. (prompt)

→ The policeman’s ________________________________.

The prime minister in unlikely to call an early general election.  (likelihood)

-> The likelihood __________________________________.

Twenty years ago this region produced twice as much coal as it does now.   (halved)

-> The coal produced _____________________________.

People don’t want to buy cars with large engines any more.   (call)

Finish the second sentence so that it means the same as the first one, using the word in capital letters which must not be altered in any way.

You should think about the price before you decide whether to buy it or not.            (consideration)

-> You should ______________________________________.