Choose from the list the best phrases to fill the spaces. Some of the phrases on the list are unsuitable.

TOO MANY PEOPLE

Too Many People, by Sir Roy Calne (pronounced Carn), was published in August. The author is a pioneer of transplant surgery. In the past seven years, he has performed five heart-lung-and-liver grafts, five of whom are still alive. Thousands of people, (01) ................., are still alive thanks to his efforts. It is ironic (02) .................

In fact, medical discoveries have brought about a population explosion that is already unleashing war, famine, pestilence and death on a scale (03) .................. The book proposes extreme means to limit childbirth. It warns, and leaves the reader in no doubt, (04) ................. .

Sir Roy says: "If you come to me in pain and frightened, it is my duty to help you. But (05) ................., I regard transplant surgery as irrelevant. There are about a billion people living in the streets of mega-cities (06) .................."

A. that there is excessive breeding

B. as a citizen of the world

C. having too many babies

D. that threatens civilisation itself

E. dying from fatal illnesses

F. on the verge of starvation

G. what he says about the future of the planet

H. that his book is more about limiting life than extending it

I. that will be impossible for doctors to treat

J. that there is not much time left

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