Asia is home to more than half of the world's population and three of the four most crowded countries are in Asia. China, India, and Indonesia alone have more than 2.5 billion people.

Until recently, most Asian nations fell behind the western countries in many fields. Government reform(改革), however, has led to important progress in each of these Asian countries. Across the area, education systems have been improved and economies（經(jīng)濟） have been growing. Most Asian countries now have a system of compulsory(義務(wù)的) education. Many countries have recently allowed private universities to be built, which was not allowed before. There are more chances for students to go to university now.

However, in Asia, there are still not enough chances for students to get higher education and many people prefer to go abroad for further study. As a result, India, China, South Korea, Japan and other Asian countries send thousands of students to study in the United States and Europe each year.

Part of the people in Asian countries can speak English, and English has become the most important language for business across the area. The percentage(百分比) is the largest in Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, SriLanka and South Korea. Many people in China, India and Malaysia can also speak English. Some countries have made English part of the primary and secondary education program. In some countries, children begin to study English even at the age of 4 or 5.

1.The population of Asia is about__________         .

   A. 2.5 billion  B. half of the world's population

C. 1.3 billion   D. 6 billion

2.Most Asian countries __________ the western countries in many fields.

    A. are better than             B. are more powerful than

    C. get greater progress than.    D. are not as good as

3.In the past, __________ was not allowed in many Asian countries.

    A. speaking English             B. moving to other countries

    C. building private universities     D. building middle schools

4.Why do so many students in Asia go to study in the USA and Europe?

A. Because they are rich.

B. Because there are not enough chances for students to get higher education in Asia.

C. Because they don't want to work hard.

D. Because they can speak English very well.

5.Which of the following is NOT true?

  A. There're more than 2.5 billion people in China, India and Indonesia.

  B. The economies in Asian countries are becoming worse.

  C. Education in Asia has had great changes.

D. In some Asian countries, English has become very important for business

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Save the Wild Tiger

When people think of tigers, they think: strong and dangerous. But now, the big animal is calling for our help.

There were once eight kinds of   1  in the world, but three died out during the 20th century. In the last 70 years, the    2  of Siberian tigers（東北虎）has gone from as many as 300 to_____3____22 somewhere The Siberian tiger has been___4____ dying out completely. If the government doesn’t make any efforts, it’s quite___5____ that there will be no more Siberian tigers in China in the to twenty years.

In order to double the number of wild tigers  in the __6___ ten years the World Wildlife Fund (世界自然基金會) has started a program recently It ___7___save wild tigers and put an end to tiger hunting and killing. China together with twelve other____8___, has joined in.

Wild animals, such as red deer and wild pigs, are the main ____9____ of the tigers. The hunting of these animals is the greatest threat(威脅)to tigers. So the most important thing is ___10___ the animals that tigers eat. To protect the wild tigers, we need to call on more people to stop eating and hunting wild animals.

1.                A．pigs           B．tigers          C．deer D．lions

2.                A．name          B．kind           C．number  D．type

3.                A．less than        B．more than       C．bigger than    D．over

4.                A．in need of       B．in danger of     C．in front of     D．out of

5.                A．possible        B．impossible       C．necessary     D．sure

6.                A．last            B．next           C．past D．later

7.                A．a(chǎn)ims to         B．used to         C．refuses to     D．in order to

8.                A．cities          B．provinces       C．countries D．towns

9.                A．friends         B．food           C．members D．groups

10.               A．to sell          B．to kill          C．to save    D．to keep

    Last year，Tom left school．He came to Taipei to  1  a job．He went to many companies but  2  wanted him．He had to go back to his hometown．So he came to the station．He felt  3 and tired．It was very late at night and  4  was full of people．They were waiting  5  tickets of the last train．He bought the last ticket and felt happy．

    At that time，a woman with a crying baby walked to him．She asked him to sell her the ticket．He agreed．He thought they needed it  6  he did．After  7   left，he sat on the bench and didn’t know  8  to go．Just then，and man came and said，“young man．I have seen what you did to the woman．I have a big company．I need a good young man like  9  ．would you like to work for me?”

1．A．find                       B．see                      C．look

2．A．everyone               B．no one                 C．someone

3．A．happy                    B．interesting               C．sad

4．A．the city                  B．the company        C．the station

5．A．to buy                    B．to sell                  C．to give

6．A．less than                B．more than           C．smaller than

7．A．Tom                     B．the bus                C．the train

83．A．what                   B．which                  C．where

9．A．the woman               B．you                     C．her

Asia is home to more than half of the world's population and three of the four most crowded countries are in Asia. China, India, and Indonesia alone have more than 2.5 billion people.

Until recently, most Asian nations fell behind the western countries in many fields. Government reform(改革), however, has led to important progress in each of these Asian countries. Across the area, education systems have been improved and economies（經(jīng)濟） have been growing. Most Asian countries now have a system of compulsory(義務(wù)的) education. Many countries have recently allowed private universities to be built, which was not allowed before. There are more chances for students to go to university now.

However, in Asia, there are still not enough chances for students to get higher education and many people prefer to go abroad for further study. As a result, India, China, South Korea, Japan and other Asian countries send thousands of students to study in the United States and Europe each year.

Part of the people in Asian countries can speak English, and English has become the most important language for business across the area. The percentage(百分比) is the largest in Japan, Singapore, the Philippines, SriLanka and South Korea. Many people in China, India and Malaysia can also speak English. Some countries have made English part of the primary and secondary education programme. In some countries, children begin to study English even at the age of 4 or 5.

(   ) 51.The population of Asia is about__________         .

A. 2.5 billion   B. half of the world's population

C. 1.3 billion   D. 6 billion

(   ) 52. Most Asian countries __________ the western countries in many fields.

 A. are better than           B. are more powerful than

C. get greater progress than.   D. are not as good as

(   ) 53.In the past, __________ was not allowed in many Asian countries.

A. speaking English             B. moving to other countries

C. building private universities     D. building middle schools

(   ) 54. Why do so many students in Asia go to study in the USA and Europe?

A. Because they are rich.

B. Because there are not enough chances for students to get higher education in Asia.

C. Because they don't want to work hard.

D. Because they can speak English very well.

(   ) 55.Which of the following is NOT true?

A. There're more than 2.5 billion people in China, India and Indonesia.

B. The economies in Asian countries are becoming worse.

C. Education in Asia has had great changes.

D. In some Asian countries, English has become very important for business