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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 Population Action International did the new study. It says more than three hundred and thirty five million people lack enough water now. At least 18 more countries are expected to           . Most of the countries are in Africa or the Middle East.

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 water is not safe. Mr Engelman says there are problems all over the world because of diseases, such as cholera （霍乱）, which are carried in water. He also says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world, and the population growth in these countries will continues to increase.

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, Syria, Sudan, and Iraq. And the report says lack of water would affect the ability of developing their economies. This is because new industries often need a large amount of water when they are be-ginning.

The Population Action International study gives several solutions to the water problem. One way, it says, is to find ways to use water for more than one purpose. Another way is to teach people to be careful not to waste water. A third way is to use less water in agriculture.

 

76. What does the passage mainly talk about? （Please answer within 10 words. ）

77. Which sentence in the passage can be replaced by the following one? Mr. Engelman says the speed of the population in some countries having water problems grows faster than that of others in the world and so does it in the later time.

78. Please fill in the blank in the second paragraph with proper words or phrases to complete the sentence. （Please answer within 10 words. ）

79. Could you give another solution to the water problems besides those in the last paragraph in the passage? （Please answer within 10 words. ）

80. Translate the underlined sentences in the last but one paragraph into Chinese.

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76. The general situation of the world water problem.  

77. He also says the population in countries that lack water is growing faster than in other parts of the world, and the population growth in these countries will continues to increase.  

78. have severe water problems  

79. We must control our population growth  

80. 报告认为水缺乏将影响发展经济的能力。这是因为新工业在开始阶段经常需要大量的水。