短文填空To make sure that there was enough 78for his sister’s wedding meal（婚宴）， Ma missed four

短文填空
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（数量）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.

解析：【小题1】从下文的the time carrying water from a lake 可知是为了确保婚宴上有足够的水：water【小题2】考查词组：spend time doing，用过去时spent【小题3】考查介词：在河边：用beside/ near/ by the river【小题4】考查连词：虽然是世界上水源第三大国，但是是第13个缺水的国家之一。表示转折：Although/ Though【小题5】考查词组：one of+名词复数，…之一【小题6】考查形容词：修饰不可数名词用little【小题7】考查形容词比较级even/ far/ much可以接形容词的比较级【小题8】考查形容词比较级more water 和than连用

对的，就是这个意思