Ms. Guli is from Australia. In 2012, she decided to focus on 【小题1】 (help) the world face its water problems. Ms. Guli said that when she saw a river that had dropped by 20 feet within six 【小题2】 (year), she realized she needed to do something.

She started a group called “Thirst” that had taught over 500,000 people in China different ways 【小题3】 (save) water. Ms. Guli also began running. Running was not easy for her. When she was younger, her back was badly hurt. Doctors thought she might never run again. She started swimming, then biking, and 【小题4】 (final) running again.

In November, Ms. Guli ran the New York Marathon, the first of the 100 marathons planned for 【小题5】 (she) Running Dry project. But after 60 marathons, doctors discovered that Ms. Guli had broken 【小题6】 bone in her leg. She decided to walk the marathons rather than run them. That meant spending about 9 to 12 hours 【小题7】 (walk) instead of five hours running.

But after 62 marathons, doctors told her that she would damage her leg 【小题8】 she didn’t stop. Ms. Guli finally agreed to stop running.

One thing is certain. Even if she 【小题9】 (hurt) her leg, Ms. Guli will continue working to let us know how 【小题10】 (importance) it is to change the ways we use and save water.