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o build solarpowered desalination plants B. to develop renewable resources such as solar energy C. to improve existing technologies D. to carry out birth control A D 8 Reading Comprehension Read and choose the appropriate answers. Intensive Study 5. Which of the following statements is false according to the passage? A. The World Water Forum is a big event that concerns itself with freshwater resources. B. Waterusing toilets are urgently needed in both developed and developing countries. C. The world’s environmental situation might be eased if human beings carefully deal with their waste. D. It entirely depends on the developed countries to use their political power and capital to solve the world’s water problem. B 9 Intensive Study Text Para. 1 Our growing demand for water threatens the world’s development and security. Solving this problem needs not only various technologies, but also science and a lot of political will. Para. 2 By this time next year, some million people will have died before their time for the simple reason that they cannot get access to safe drinking water. This is the total number of people who suffer from various diseases that the World Health Organization attributes to unsafe drinking supplies. Para. 3 United Nations officials had expected that these avoidable deaths would bee the focus of the world’s news agencies through the report of the 3rd World Water Forum in Japan. 2 3 How to Satisfy a Pla’ s Thirst 1 10 Intensive Study This forum is regarded as the most important meeting on freshwater resources ever held. Para.