Based on the graphs below, choose the most appropriate answer to fill in each blank.

In Asia Pacific, the rate of water consumption from 2005 to 2006 was vastly reduced by ( 12 ) million cubic meters. This rate was further reduced to 1.864 million cubic meters the very next year, from 2006 to 2007. However, these savings ( 13 ) themselves in 2008 and usage has grown until 2010. Latin America, with its decreasing population size and ( 14 ) demand for water, has seen gradually dropping rates. ( 15 ), the EMEA's demand has ( 16 ) to remain stable since 2005 and is projected to do so in the ( 17 ). Back across the pond, in North America, water usage has been impressively dropping off since 2005. Since this region has ( 18 ) decreased its annual rate, it has been both ( 19 ) and awarded for its strong programs to reduce usage and to conserve water. Altogether, the global targets for water usage have been ( 20 ) every year, and analysts hope that they will drop ( 21 ) the 10 million mark by 2015.

• 12.
  • a. 0.063
  • b. 0.63
  • c. 6.3
  • d. 63
• 13.
  • a. divided
  • b. reserved
  • c. reversed
  • d. stabilized
• 14.
  • a. declining
  • b. expanding
  • c. increasing
  • d. steady
• 15.
  • a. Although
  • b. In fact
  • c. Meanwhile
  • d. Therefore
• 16.
  • a. continued
  • b. declined
  • c. expected
  • d. leaned
• 17.
  • a. century
  • b. future
  • c. past
  • d. place
• 18.
  • a. consistently
  • b. randomly
  • c. rarely
  • d. sometimes
• 19.
  • a. alarmed
  • b. alerted
  • c. annoyed
  • d. applauded
• 20.
  • a. challenged
  • b. ignored
  • c. maintained
  • d. met
• 21.
  • a. above
  • b. below
  • c. in
  • d. with