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根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出正确的单词，每空限填一词。
In the past, people worried a lot about the
(增长) of the world population (然而), there
is a new (问题) at present. That is a too low (出生) rate
in the past ten years. This happens in both developed and developing countries.
How does this happen? There are some (原因): Firstly,
many (政府) support the family planning policy to reduce the population growth,
and most of them have made great progress(进步) . Secondly,
more people get (结婚) late. They want to succeed in business and have little time to
think about marriage. Thirdly, many couples like to stay in a two-person world.
They don't want to have (宝宝) . Lastly, more women go out to have higher education or to do more
important work. They would rather go to work than have children. The countries
with (更少) births than deaths could face a serious shortage(短缺) of young workers in the future. They must think of ways to (解决) it.
