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To make sure that there was enough   78  for his sister’s wedding meal（婚宴）， Ma missed four school days. He   79  the time carrying water from a lake, 30 miles away from his home. “How I wish I could live   80  a river,” said Ma.
This is the dream of many in northern China.   81  it has the world’s third largest quantity（數(shù)量）of water, China is    82  of the 13 thirstiest(最干旱的) countries.
The areas that are in most need of water are western and northern China, where there is   83  rain. These areas have just six percent of the country’s total water, but that water has to feed one third of Chinese people. Much of the water comes from underground. But using much underground water has made the ground sink（下沉）in some places.
Things are getting   84  worse because people are wasting water. Half of the water that farmers use for crops goes to waste. Factories use more water   85  they need and they put dirty water into rivers and lakes. The less water there is, the more worried people will be. How can we use water in a smart way? It’s a question for you to think about on World Water Day, Mar 22.

Answer 1

【小題1】water
【小題2】spent
【小題3】beside/ near/ by
【小題4】Although/ Though
【小題5】one
【小題6】little
【小題7】even/ far/ much
【小題8】than

解析【小題1】從下文的the time carrying water from a lake 可知是為了確保婚宴上有足夠的水：water
【小題2】考查詞組：spend time doing，用過去時spent
【小題3】考查介詞：在河邊：用beside/ near/ by the river
【小題4】考查連詞：雖然是世界上水源第三大國，但是是第13個缺水的國家之一。表示轉折：Although/ Though
【小題5】考查詞組：one of+名詞復數(shù)，…之一
【小題6】考查形容詞：修飾不可數(shù)名詞用little
【小題7】考查形容詞比較級even/ far/ much可以接形容詞的比較級
【小題8】考查形容詞比較級more water 和than連用