Directions: Complete the following passages by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. delivered B. alert C. documented D. arising E. temporary F. recommendation G. accommodate H. demand I. increase J. contributing K. practices |
The throngs of tourists flooding Russian cities for the World Cup are expected to provide a(n) 【小题1】 boost to the country’s economy. However, the influx has proved difficult for some host cities to fully 【小题2】 visitors.
In the city of Samara, where England will play Sweden on Saturday in a quarterfinal match, water pressure is dwindling due to a(n) 【小题3】 in customers. In response, the city utility company has offered an unusual solution to mitigate the low pressure. The proposal by the city’s water system authorities was 【小题4】 in a simple statement. “Save water, take showers in pairs,” the company said, accompanying its 【小题5】 with a smiley face.
The Moscow Times reported the water authorities have increased output in recent days to compensate for the visitors, but the utility company is still trying to 【小题6】 residents to the strains placed on the water service. Rather than trying to change the habits of visitors, the water service has asked locals to alter their daily 【小题7】.
“Thousands of the city’s visitors, who also consume water, are 【小题8】 to the increase,” the utility company, Samarskiye Kommunalniye Systemy, wrote in a press release on Wednesday. Recommended Slideshows.
The city has also experienced a heat wave that has increased the 【小题9】 for water during the tournament. The Associated Press reported said that medical staff distributed water to fans traveling to last month’s game between Russia and Uruguay via public transit.
Utility issues also arose when Russia hosted the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. The host nation seemed unable to provide the infrastructure needed to host athletes, fans, reporters and others who attended the tournament. Journalists who visited the city to report on the games 【小题10】 polluted and brown water coming out of faucets(龙头).