[单项选择]A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world’s people may not have enough water by the year 2025.The new study about water shortage is taken by ______.
A) Population Action International C) Africa or the Middle East
B) Robert Engelman D) twenty-eight countries

[单项选择]A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world’s people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
A private American organization called Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people lack enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight countries. Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.
Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world. He says population growth in these countries will continue to increase.
The report says lack of water in the future may result in several problems. It may increase health problems. Lack of water often means drinking waters not safe. Lack of water may also result in more international conflict. Countries may have to compete for water in the future. Some countries now get sixty percent of their fresh water from other countries. This is true of Egypt, the Netherlands, Cambodia, Syri
A. there is not enough water on earth
B. the demand for water keeps increasing; the amount of water remains the same
C. population growth in some courtiers continues to increase
D. the population in countries that lack water is growing fast

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A new study warns that about thirty percent of the world’s people may not have enough water by the year 2025.
A private American organization called (1) Action International did the new study. It says (2) than three-hundred-thirty-five-million people (3) enough water now. The people live in twenty-eight (4) . Most of the countries are in Africa or the (5) East.
P-A-I researcher Robert Engelman says (6) the year 2025, about three-thousand-million people (7) lack water. At least 18 more countries are (8) to have severe water problems. The demand (9) water keeps increasing. Yet the amount of water on Earth (10) the same.
Mr. Engelman says the population in countries that lack water is (11) faster than in other parts of the world. He says (12) growth in these countries w