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Unit 4 Exploring literature
Reading (II)
How long does coral exist in the world?
What roles does coral play?
for almost 250 million years
1. nursery
one quarter of all marine life depends on coral
2. protein factory
3. fortress to keep you safe from storms and tsunamis
New research shows that the cost of 1._______ a child in China is nearly seven times its GDP per capita, far more than in the United States and Japan. Experts warn China's 2.______population will put pressure on its health and social security systems. A 3.________in workers could also severely limit 4._____ for the world's second-largest economy in the coming years. New policies 5._______families to have as many as three children. But China's 6.________dropped to 7.52 births per 1,000 people in 2021. The high costs of raising a child have caused officials in China to place 7.___________on the 6._____________ industry.
New research shows that the cost of 1._______ a child in China is nearly seven times its GDP per capita, far more than in the United States and Japan. Experts warn China's 2.______population will put pressure on its health and social security systems. A 3.________in workers could also severely limit 4._____ for the world's second-largest economy in the coming years. New policies 5._______families to have as many as three children. But China's 6.________dropped to 7.52 births per 1,000 people in 2021. The high costs of raising a child have caused officials in China to place 7.___________on the 6._____________ industry.
raising
aging
decrease
growth
permit
birth rate
restrictions
private tutoring
New research shows that the cost of raising a child in China is nearly seven times its GDP per capita, far more than in the United States and Japan. The high cost of child-raising is one more difficulty Chinese policymakers face when 1._____(deal) with rapidly decreasing birth rates. Experts warn China's aging population will put pressure 2.___ its health and social 3.______(secu