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  3. Agricultural experts have launched a land and water management project in the Middle East. The project seeks to increase food【B1

Agricultural experts have launched a land and water management project in the Middle East. The project seeks to increase food【B1

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问题     Agricultural experts have launched a land and water management project in the Middle East. The project seeks to increase food【B1】______in dry areas. Researchers say the water availability in some of the areas has dropped well below the【B2】______recognized standard. Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, the West Bank, Syria and Yemen are all taking part in the project. It is part of a larger ten-year【B3】______called the Water and Livelihoods Initiative. The project is also expected to increase【B4】______income for farmers in the areas. The United States Agency for International Development【B5】______one million dollars for the Waterand Livelihoods Initiative. Scott Christianson is an【B6】______development advisor with U.S.A.I.D. He says the countries taking part in the project were all carefully【B7】______.
    Research by the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas and its partners has already【B8】______to be successful. New irrigation methods are expected【B9】______. Experts say the new methods【B10】______. The International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas will provide technical support for the project. Officials from the International Water Management Institute and the International Food Policy Research Institute are also taking part in the effort.
    Scott Christianson and other officials met in Amman, Jordan last week. They attended an international conference on food security and climate change in dry areas. Nearly one-fourth of the world’s people live in these areas.【B11】______. If not, they say, the future of food security, economic development and social stability in dry areas will be put at risk.
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答案effort
解析 空前的a和ten—year表明，本空应填一单数名词。第二段末句出现的effort为本空所填词的原词复现。
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