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Unit3reducingwaterpollutionintheLiriver

一．语法填空

TheLiRiver,1.________(know)foritsbreathtakingscenery,haslongbeenasymbolofnaturalbeautyinChina.However,inrecentdecades,it2.________(face)seriouswaterpollutionproblemsduetovarioushumanactivities.

Previously,thewaterqualityintheLiRiverhadsufferedgreatlyfromanincreasingvolumeoftourists.Manyof3.________frequentlythrewgarbageintotheriver.Moreover,thelargenumberoftourboatsalso4.________(contribute)tothepollution.Kitchensonboardwereusinglotsofoil,whichwasoften5.________(direct)thrownintothewater.Thegrowthintourismmeant6.________thelocalpopulationroserapidly,aswellasthenumberofcommercialandindustrialenterprises.As7.________result,morehouseholdandcommercialwasteendedupintheriver,8.________(lead)toasignificantincreaseinwaterpollutionlevels.

9.________(feed)morepeople,morechemicalswereusedinagriculturalproduction,whichalsocausedseverewaterqualityissuesandadecreaseinthenumberoffishspecies.Localofficials,10.________(concern)aboutthedamagetothenaturalenvironment,feltthaturgentstepsshouldbetakentorestoretheriversoriginalbeauty.

Toaddresstheseproblems,acomprehensiveinitiative11.________(launch).Theconstructionofwastewatertreatmentfacilities12.________(improve)waterqualityandconservation.Thecollectionandtransportofhouseholdwastewerealsoenhanced.Dozensofpollutingenterprises13.________(close)ormoved.Thelocalgovernmentsetupstrictregulationsregardingfurtherindustrialdevelopment.Newruleswereintroduced14.________(govern)tourboatroutesandgarbagedisposalmethods.

Furthermore,thelocalauthoritiesstartedtousethemedia15.________(spread)environmentalawarenessandencouragegreateruseofcleanenergy.Regularinspections16.________(carry)out,andtouristorganizationswerefinedforany