Ⅱ.语法填空[2015•兰州高三实战考试]阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。DearfriendsWaterisessentialforlife.Yetmanymillionsofpeoplea

　　Ⅱ.语法填空[2015•兰州高三实战考试]

　　阅读下面材料，在空白处填人适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　Dearfriends

　　Waterisessentialforlife.Yetmanymillionsofpeople aroundtheworldfacewatershortages.Manymillionsofchildrendieeveryyearfromwaterborne9._____________ (disease).Anddroughtregularlycausessufferinginsomeoftheworld'spoorestcountries.Theworldneedstorespondmuchbetter.Weneedtoincreasewaterefficiency10.________________(espe-cial)inagriculture.Weneedtofreewomenandgirls11.______thedailychoreof12.________ (carry)wateroftenovergreatdistances.Wemustinvolvetheminecision-makingonwatermanagement.Weneedtomakesanitationapriority.Thisiswhereprogressislagging(滞后)most.Andwemustshowthatwaterresourcesneednotbeasourceofconflict.Insteadtheycanbeacatalyst(催化剂)forcooperation.Significantgainshavebeenmade.Butstillamajoreffort13. (require).Thatiswhythisyear14._________ (mark)thebeginningofthe"WaterforLife"Decade.Ourgoalis15.___________ (meet)theinternationallyagreedtargetsforwaterandsanitationby201516._____________tobuildthefoundationforfurtherprogressintheyearsbeyond.

　　Thisis17.urgentmatterofhumandevelopmentandhumandignity.Togetherwecanprovidesafecleanwatertoalltheworld'speople.Theworld'swaterresourcesareourlifelinefor18._________ (survive)andforcontinuousimprovementinthe21stcentury.Togetherwemust managethembetter.