一、听教材录音,补全下列句子
Here is the information Ann and Ellie have found.
There are almost 1. ____ countries in the world and currently the most 2. ____ countries are China, India and the US.
3. ____ people in the world is about 8 billion according to a report from 4. ____. However, it keeps changing. It is still 5. ____ and it is believed to be larger than 10 billion 6. ____.
Almost 7. ____ of the world's population live in Asia, making it the most populous continent. According to 8. ____, the three most populous cities are also in Asia. They are Tokyo in Japan, Delhi in India, and Shanghai in China.

1. 200 2. populous 3. The number of 4. 2022 5. growing 6. by 2100 7. two-thirds 8. the latest data

二、构建关联
How has the population of Guangzhou changed?______

Guangzhou has experienced dramatic population growth over the past seven decades. Guangzhou's population has risen from about 2.5 million in 1949 to nearly 19 million in 2024. In 1949, it had only about 2.5 million people. The population grew slowly to about 3.7 million by 1953. However, in the 1960s, the population grew very slowly. By 1982, the population was about 6 million and the population rose quickly after 1990. By 2000, it was close to 10 million. By 2020, the population had reached 18.7 million. Now, the population is still growing, but not as fast as before. It is expected to be around 21 million by 2025.

一、根据上下文,用括号内数字的基数词或序数词形式填空
Li Hua: Happy birthday, David! This is my 1. ____ (1) time celebrating with you.
David: Thanks, Li Hua! I'm so happy you could come. My birthday is actually on the 2. ____ (22) of November, but we are having the party today.
Li Hua: Wow, look at all the people! How many friends did you invite?
David: I invited 3. ____ (30) people from my class. And this is my 4. ____ (14) birthday!
Li Hua: That's great. The cake looks delicious. It has 5. ____ (14) candles on it.

1. first 2. 22nd 3. 30 4. 14th 5. 14