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s a lot of people. ? Tony Daming and Lingling are talking about what’s next for New Standard. Lingling suggests that they would write something about population. She thinks there are too many people and there is not enough space and there is too much traffic, noise and pollution. An increasing population is an environmental problem in many countries. Tony also agrees with Lingling. And then they look up some facts: Every minute 259 babies are born. That makes 136,130,400 babies every year. And the population of China is about one billion, three hundred million. At that time Betty was ing toward them. She says the school prize giving is ing up next week, with the usual form prizes, the basketball and the photo petition. New Standard gets a special prize. And the famous singer Becky Wang will present the prizes. How happy they are! While Betty is seeing the head teacher, the others plan a new “Homework Help” for New Standard on population. They check some facts about the increasing population and talk about the other problems of pollution, traffic and Betty returns, she tells them that New Standard has won a prize which Becky Wang will present next week at the school prizegiving. ? There are more and more people in our city. ? There are more and more high buildings and new flats. ? There are more and more shops and markets.