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【题目】We don’t have to take great pains to control waste, but action and a grateful heart are needed; thank the water that runs through our fingers, and save it for poor Arabian or African countries struggling in water ______ (short);

【答案】shortage

【解析】

试题分析:考查名词。根据句意:为贫穷的因水资源短缺而争斗的阿拉伯国家或非洲国家节约水,此处应填写short的名词形式,故正确词语是shortage

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