1 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
This is the year 2070. Today is my 1 (fifty) birthday, but I look like a person of eighty- five. I have serious kidney (肾脏) problems because I don’t have enough water 2 (drink). I’m afraid I don’t have much time left to live. I’m already one of the oldest people in this society.
I remember when I 3 (be) five years old, everything was very different. There were lots of trees in the parks. I could enjoy a shower for half 4 hour. At that time, 5 (woman) all had beautiful hair. Now, we have to shave (剃光) our heads to keep them clean without the use of water.
I remember there were “Saving Water” warnings in many public places, but nobody 6 (pay) attention. We believed water would last forever. Now, all the rivers and lakes are either dry or polluted. Water is much 7 (expensive) than gold and diamonds.
In the past, doctors suggested adults drink eight glasses of water a day. Nowadays, I am allowed half a glass only. Most people are weak and sick.
When my son asks me about my childhood, I tell him about how pleasant it was to fish in the rivers 8 how healthy people were. When he asks, “Why is there no clean water now?” I feel guilty (有罪的). I belong 9 those people who simply turned a blind eye to all the warnings.
I hope the people living in the 2020s 10 (true) understand the importance of saving water.