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Unit Six Sentence Study Is the world running out of water? (L.1) ? Their “Comprehensive Assessment”, backed by the UN’s Food and Agricultural Organization and various research institutes, governments and aid groups, will be released in November. (L.3) The bad news is that a third of the world’s population, some two billion people, is already short of water. (L.7) Note that “that” is followed by an appositive clause. e.g. They were all very much worried over the fact that you were sick. The news that Germany had declared war on Russia came early in the day. Pay attention to the following example: e.g. We were greatly pleased at the news that our teacher had told us. Note that “that” is followed by an attributive clause in this sentence. Another 700 million live in basins rapidly approaching this “closed” state, and a billion more live within reach of adequate water supplies but cannot afford to make use of them. (L.12) The water table is falling fast in densely populated and poor regions of China, Mexico and India. (L.14) The level below which the ground is filled with water is falling rapidly in China, Mexico and India, poor areas with very large populations. So the assessment suggests that, by 2050, agriculture will consume twice as much water as it does today. (L.21) twice as much as… 表示倍数的结构：twice/triple…as much/many as… 是……的……倍，相当于 twice/triple the… of… e.g. Many engineers and technicians can earn at least twice as much money in the Middle East as they can in their own country, and this is a major attraction.? This room is four times as big as that one.? Industrial and domestic use, which now account for only a small fraction of water consumption, are also growing quickly. (L.22) A few poor, dry and heavily populated countries... along with the odd rich ones, like Japan. (L.30) But most governments are reluctant to put their consumers at