Read the passage and fill in each blank with one word. Choose the word in one of the following three ways: according to the context, by using the correct form of the given word, or by using some given letters of the word. Remember to write the answers on the answer sheet.
Water for Life
Water is essential for life. Yet many millions of people around the world face a water 1 (short). Many millions of children die every year from water-borne di 2 and drought regularly afflicts some of the world’s poorest countries. The world needs to respond. 3 more effectively.


We need to increase water efficiency, especially in agriculture. We need to free women and girls from the daily chore of 4 (get) water, often from great distances. We must involve them in a decision about water management. We need to make sanitation a priority. This is 5 progress is lagging (滞后) most. We must also show that water resources need not be a source of conflict. Ins 6 , they should be a catalyst (催化剂) for cooperation. Significant gains have been made, but a major ef 7 is still required. That is why this year marks the beginning of the "Water for Life" Decade. Our g 8 is to meet the internationally agreed targets for water and sanitation by 2015, and to build a foundation for 9 fur progress in the years ahead.
This is an urgent matter affecting human 10 (develop), and human dignity. Water for Life