26. He feared that population growth would intend to outstrip growth in food production, leading to ever increased famine and poverty; he is seen as the intellectual father of ideas of overpopulation and the limits for growth.
1、
【正确答案】
1、B。形近动词混用。动词intend和tend由于形式上相近，有时会被混淆。intend to do的意思是decide to do or plan to do，主语往往是有意识的行为发出者；tend to do的意思是usually or often happen，两者是完全不同的。从上下文来看，主语population growth并不是行为的主动发出者，应该用tend，而不是intend。