WHAT’S THE SOLUTION?
Water expert Gleick advocates conservation and local solutions to water--related problems; governments, for instance, would be better off building small--scale dams rather than huge and disruptive projects like the one that ruined the Aral Sea.
“More than 1 billion people worldwide don’t have access to basic clean drinking water,” says Gleick. “There has to be a strong push on the part of everyone—governments and ordinary people—to make sure we have a resource so fundamental to life.”
Passage One
There is a new type of small advertisement becoming increasingly common in newspaper classified columns. It is sometimes placed among “situations vacant”, although it does not offer anyone a job, and sometimes it appears among “situations wanted”, although it is not placed by someone looking for a job, either. What it does is to offer help in applying for a job.
“Contact us before writing your application”, or “Make use of our long experience in preparing your curriculum vitae or job history”, is how it is usually expressed. The growth and apparent success of such a specialized service is, of course, a reflection on the current high levels of unemployment. It is also an indication of the growing importance of the curriculum vitae (or job history), with the suggestion that it may now qualify as an art form in its own right.
There was a time when job seekers simply wrote letters of application. “Just put down your name, address, age and whether you have passed any exams”, was about the average level of advice offered to young people applying for their first jobs when I left school. The letter was really just for openers, it was explained, everything else could and should be saved for the interview. And in those days of full employment the technique worked. The letter proved that you could write and were available for work. Your eager face and intelligent replies did the rest.
Later, as you moved up the ladder, something slightly more sophisticated was called for. The advice then was to put something in the letter which would distinguish you from the rest. It might be the aggressive approach. “Your search is over. I am the person you are looking for”, was a widely used trick that occasionally succeeded. Or it might be some special feature specially designed for the job interview.
There is no doubt, however, that it is increasing number of applicants with university education at all points in the process of engaging staff that has led to the greater importance of the curriculum vitae.

Passage Two
In cities with rent control, the city government sets the maximum rent that a landlord can charge for an apartment. Supporters of rent control argue that it protects people who are living in apartments. Their rent cannot increase; therefore, they are not in danger of losing their homes. However, the critics say that after a long time, rent control may have negative effects. Landlords know that they cannot increase their profits.

什么是解决方案吗？
水利专家格雷克主张养护和地方解决水-相关的问题;政府，例如，情况会更好建设小-规模水坝，而不是巨大的和破坏性的项目，如一个毁咸海。
“超过10亿人得不到基本的清洁饮用水，说： ”格雷克。 “必须有一个强有力的推动每个人的一部分，各国政府和普通民众，以确保我们有资源，使基本的生命。 ”
通过一
有一种新型的小广告越来越普遍在报纸的分类栏。有时放在“空置情况” ，虽然它不提供任何人的工作，有时似乎在“希望的情况” ，尽管它不是放在别人找工作，无论是。他们做的是提供帮助的申请工作。
“联系我们面前书面申请”或“利用我们的长期经验编写您的简历或工作的历史” ，是如何将它通常表示。明显的增长和成功的这样一个专门的服务，当然，这反映在目前的高失业率。它也表明了日益重要的简历（或工作的历史）的建议，它现在可以有资格作为一种艺术形式自身的权利。
曾经有一段时间，求职者只需写信的申请。 “只要放下您的姓名，地址，年龄和是否有通过任何考试” ，为全国平均水平的建议提供给青年人申请第一份工作时，我离开学校。这封信是真的只是为了开放，有人解释，一切可以而且应该保存的采访。在那些日子里和充分就业的技术工作。该信证明，你可以写，可用于工作。您渴望面对和智能答复没有休息。
后来，当你上升的阶梯，更先进的东西略有要求的。当时的意见是把某些东西的信中将区分你的休息。这可能是积极的做法。 “您的搜索已经结束。我的人你所寻找的“ ，是一种广泛使用的把戏偶尔成功。或者它可能是一些特殊功能的专用面试。
毫无疑问，然而，这是越来越多的申请人的大学教育在所有点的过程中，从事的工作人员说，已导致更大的重要性简历。

通过两
城市中租金管制，市政府规定的最高租金业主可以收取公寓。租金管制的支持者争辩说，它保护的人谁住在公寓。租金不能增加，因此，他们没有可能失去自己的家园。然而，批评人士指出，在很长一段时间，租金管制可能会产生负面影响。房东知道他们不能增加其利润。