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一、完形填空20小題（注釋）

1、Peter'sjobwastoexaminecarswhentheycrossedthefrontiertomakesurethattheywerenotsmuggling

anythingintothecountry.Everyeveninghewouldseeafactoryworkercoming_1—thehilltowardsthe

frontier,_2_abikewithapileofgoodsofoldstrawonit.Whenthebike_3_thefrontier,Peterwould

stopthemanand_4_himtakethestrawoffanduntieit.Thenhewouldexaminethestrawvery_5_to

see—6—hecouldfindanything,afterwhichhewouldlookinalltheman'spockets_7_helethimtiethe

strawagain.Themanwouldthenputitonhisbikeandgooffdownthehillwithit.AlthoughPeterwas

always_8_tofindgoldorothervaluablethings_9_inthestraw,heneverfound_10_.Hewassure

themanwas_11_something,buthewasnot_12_tothinkoutwhatitcouldbe.

Thenoneevening,afterhehadlooked_13_thestrawandemptiedtheworker'spockets_14_usual,he

_15_tohim,“Listen,Iknowyouaresmugglingthings_16_thisfrontier.Won'tyoutellmewhatitis?

I'manoldman,andtoday'smylastdayonthe_17_.TomorrowI'mgoingto_18_.IpromiseIshallnot

tell_19_ifyoutellmewhatyou'vebeensmuggling/'Theworkerdidnotsayanythingfbr_20_.Thenhe

smiled,turnedtoPeterandsaidquietly,“Bikes.”

1.A.towardsB.downC.toD.up

2.A.fillingB.pullingC.pushingD.carrying

3.A.arrivedB.appearedC.cameD.reached

4.A.askB.orderC.makeD.call

5.A.carefullyB.quicklyC.silentlyD.horribly

6.A.thatB.whereC.howD.whether

7.A.beforeB.afterC.firstD.so

8.A.luckyB.hopingC.thinkingD.wondering

9.A.hadbeenB.hiddenC.hidingD.havebeen

10A.nothingB.somethingC.everythingD.anything

11.A.takingB.smugglingC.stealingD.pushing

12.A.possibleB.strongC.ableD.clever

13.A.throughB.thoroughlyC.uponD.up

14A.likeB.moreC.thenD.as

15.A.toldB.criedC.orderedD.said

16A.crossB.pastC.acrossD.into

17.A.thingB.workC.jobD.duty

18.A.restB.backC.retireD.retreat

19A.everyoneB.anyoneC.nooneD.someone

20.A.momentB.longtimeC.sometimeD.sometime

2、Myhusbanddiedin1998andIwassadandlonely.Iwaslivingfarfrommy],andhisfamily

haddisappeared2Ihadtheplague（瘟疫）.Aclosefriend3metothetownwhereshe

livod.ThoughIknewIshouldsellmyhouseand4toanotherplace,therewasnowayIcould

handlethemortgage（抵押借款）untilitwas5,andpayforanapartment.

Mvfriendinvitedmetolivewithher,freeof6.Shehadalargehome,andthouahI7

consideredit,Ididn'twanttobecomeaburden（負擔）.Itoldheritcouldtakemonthsoreven8to

sellmyhouse.Butshesaidsheknewthatanddidn't9,soImovedintoherhome,whichwas

severalstates10.

NotonlydidIIIwithherforoverayear,butwhenmyhousewassold,shewentwithmeonthe

long12（14hours）.Weusedhercar,becauseitwasnewerandmuchmore\3than

mine.

WhenIfinallygottomyownplace,shesaidthatsheknewImight14payherbackfinancially（經(jīng)

濟上），andshedidn'tever15that.ShesaidthatsomedayifIgotthe16Ishouldpassiton

tosomeoneelsewhoneededsomehelp,andthatthe“generosily“neednotbe17.

Whatshedidformewas18.Itwasn'tjusithesharingofherhome;shetaughtmethatihcbestway

to19sadnesswastoreachoutandhelpsomeoneelse.

Iwillnever20hergenerosity;andIalwaystrytofindways,nomatterhowsmall,tosharealittle

kindnesswithotherseveryday.

i.A.relativesB.officeC.familyD.friends

2.A.asifB.evenifC.sinceD.because

3.A.forcedB.attractedC.requiredD.invited

4.A.callB.careC.moveD.send

5.A.emptiedB.soldC.usedD.changed

6.A.chargeB.responsibilityC.controlD.limit

7.A.aimlesslyB.doubtfullyC.seriouslyD.clearly

8.A.weeksB.daysC.hoursD.years

9.A.careB.achieveC.expectD.demand

10A.awayB.alongC.apartD.distant

11.A.endB.liveC.connectD.meet

12.A.driveB.walkC.runningD.flight

13.A.famousB.mysteriousC.comfortableD.special

14A.seldomB.sometimesC.everD.never

15A.offerB.wantC.predictD.refuse

16.A.habitB.rewardC.opportunityD.concern

17.A.practicalB.financialC.usefulD.valuable

18.A.immeasurableB.acceptableC.predictableD.uncontrollable

19.A.sufferfromB.comeacrossC.setasideD.getthrough

20.A.senseB.knowC.understandD.forget

3、Alittleboyaskedhismother,uWhyarcyoucrying?”“BecauseI'mawoman,“shetoldhim.

"Idon'tunderstand/'hesaid.Hismumjusthuggedhimandsaid,“You36

Laterthelittleboyaskedhislather,44Whydoesmymotherseemtocryfbrnoreason?”“AHwomencry

fbrnoreason,"37somuchcouldhisdadsay.

Thelittleboygrewupandbecameaman,still38whywomencry.39hegaveacalltoGod,and

whenGodgotonthephone,heasked,“God,whydowomencryso40?”

Godsaid,“WhenImadethewomanshehadtobe41.Imadehershoulders42enoughtocarrythe

weightoftheworld;yet,gentleenoughtogive43

“Imadeher44childbirthandtherejectionthatmanylimescomesfromherchildren.Igaveher

hardnessthatallowshertokeepgoingwheneveryoneelse45,andtotakecareofherfamilyinspiteof

sicknessandfatigue（勞累）without46.Igaveherthesensitivityto47herchildrenunderanyandall

circumstances,48herchildhashurtherverybadly.Igaveherwisdomtocarryherhusbandthroughhis

49.Igaveherwisdomtoknowthatagoodhusbandnever50hiswife,butsometimestestsherstrengths

andherresolvetostandbesidehim51.Andfinally,Igaveherateartoshed.Shecanuseitwheneveritis

needed/'

“Yousee,thebeautyofawomanisnotinthe52shewears,thefigurethatshecarries,orthewayshe

53herhair.The54ofawomanmustbeseeninhereyes,becausethatisthedoorwaytoherheartandthe

placewherelove55

36.A.surelyB.neverC.probablyD.seldom

37.A.onlyB.evenC.almostD.hardly

38A.hopingB.knowing

C.wonderingD.expecting

39.A.ActuallyB.Generally

C.LuckilyD.Finally

40.A.easilyB.rarelyC.simplyD.excitedly

41.A.cleverB.beautifulC.specialD.ordinary

42.A.thickB.fatC.wideD.strong

43.A.sympathyB.comfortC.kindnessD.mercy

44.A.standB.loadC.acceptD.burden

45.A.givesinB.givesaway

C.givesupD.givesout

46A.difficultyB.dangerC.restD.complaining

47.A.controlB.loveC.respectD.satisfy

48.A.evenifB.incaseC.sothatD.asthough

49.A.disagreementsB.misunderstandings

C.faultsD.quarrels

50A.mindsB.helpsC.refusesD.hurls

51.A.nervouslyB.tiredly

C.determinedlyD.unselfishly

52.A.clothesB.smileC.hairD.glasses

53.A.washesB.dyesC.cutsD.combs

54.A.figureB.intelligence

C.beautyD.appearance

55.A.hidesB.livesC.storesD.conics

4xToday,manypeoplearestarvingtodeath.Recently,amanwhowantedtounderstandtheconditionsofsuch

people_j_anexperiment.Heonlyateonemealadayforamonthbutcontinuedtoworkashenormally

did.

Duringthefirstfivedayshewas2.athisregularmealtime,butafterhehaddrunkaglassofwater,his

hunger3.In（hemorning,whenheatehisonemeal,heatequicklyandhada_4amount.During

thenextfewdays,hewasnothungryduringtheday,butwhenhe_5afoodstall（aplaceonwhichfood

ispultobesold）,thesmelloffoodcaughthis6.Duringthethirdandthefourthweeks,hehadhunger

painsandlackedphysicalstrength.Helookedforwardtoonemealandateitslowly,enjoyingeverybite.

Withoutit,heknewhewouldhavehardlyenough7towork.

Thisexperimentchangedhisattitudeaboutsomethings.Havingacupofteawasnot8apastime（消

遣）.Italsogavehimstrength.Hemorefrequentlynoticedoverweightpeopleandpeoplewhothrewaway

leftoverfood.He_9_theimportanceoffoodtohungryperson.Hecouldnolongereasilypassbyahungry

beggaronthestreet.Butmost10,hecouldnowsympathize（同情）inasimilarwaywiththehungry

peopleoftheworld.

i.A.tookalongB.carriedoutC.putonD.broughtin

2.A.hungryB.angryC.happyD.excited

3.A.cameaboutB.brokeoutC.setoffD.wentaway

4.A.smallB.ordinaryC.largeD.common

5.A.noticedB.watchedC.recognizedD.glanced

6.A.interestB.eyesC.imaginationD.attention

7.A.powerB.spiritC.energyD.feeling

8.A.justB.stillC.yetD.exactly

9.A.admittedB.realizedC.rememberD.valued

10A.seriouslyB.luckilyC.necessaryD.important

5、“Leavehimalone,“IshoutedasIwalkedoutoftheorphanage（孤兒院）gateandsawseveraloftheSpring

ParkSchoolbullies（欺負弱者的人）pushingthedeafkidaround.IdidnotknowtheboyatalljIknew

thatwewereaboutthesameage,becauseofhissize.Helivedintheoldwhitehouseacrossthestreetfromthe

orphanagewhereI2.1hadseenhimonhisfrontcoveredentranceseveraltimesdoingabsolutelynothing,

exceptjustsittingtheremakingfunnyhandmovements.

Inthesummertimewedidn'tgelmuchtoeat_3Sundaysupper,exceptwatermelonandthenwehadto

catitbehindthediningroomsowcwouldnotmakeamessonthe4insidc.ThconlytimethatIwould

seehimwasthroughthehighchain-linkfencethatsurroundedthe5whenweateourwatermelon

outside.

Thedeafkidstartedmakingallkindsofhand6,reallyfast.uYouareastupididiot,“saidthebiggerof

thetwobullies7hepushedtheboydownontheground.Thcotherbullyranaroundbehindtheboyand

kickedhimashardashecouldintheback.Thedeafboysbodystarted8alloverandhecurledupina

balltryingtoprotectandhidehisface.Helookedlikehewastryingtocry,orsomethingbuthejustcouldn't

makeany9.

IranasfastasIcouldbackthroughtheorphanagegateandintothethickbushes.Iuncoveredmyhome-made

bowwhichIhad10outofbambooandstring.Igrabbedfourarrowsthatwerealsomadeofbamboo.Then

IranbackoutthegalewithananowliftedinllicILandIjuslstoodllicrcquietly>brualliingreallyhard

just12eitheroneofthemtokickortouchtheboyagain.

1.A.afterB.and

C.forD.but

2.A.livedB.worked

C.studiedD.visited

3.A.withB.during

C.forD.after

4.A.tablesB.desks

C.bedsD.benches

5.A.whitehouseB.orphanage

C.dinningroomD.school

6.A.signalsB.shakes

C.symbolsD.efforts

7.A.sinceB.as

C.ifD.whenever

8.A.changingB.moving

C.shakingD.pushing

9.A.choiccsB.noises

C.voicesD.sounds

10.A.cutB.constructed

C.foundD.figured

11.A.directionB.hand

C.bowD.face

12.A.daringB.encouraging

C.askingD.warning

6、A]thinghappened2melastSunday.Itwassuchabeautifulday3_Idrovetogoforalookin

thecountry.

Onthewaybackhome,my4stopped.Itwasoutofgasona5roadf'arfromatown!Idecidedto

walk6Ifoundsomeonewhocouldsellsomegas.Ihadwalkedalmostamile7Ifinallyfounda

housenearthe8.1wasgladtoseeitbecauseitwasgettingdark.

Iknockedatthedoorandalittleoldladywithlongwhilehair9_Shesaid,"I'vebeen10foryouherefora

longtime.Comein.11isalmostready.M

“ButIonlycamefbrsomegas/'Ianswered.Icouldn't12whatshewastalkingabout.

“Oh,Alfred!Gas?You13tea,“saidshe.

Iquickly14thatmycarwasoutof15,butshedidn'tseemtolistentome.Shejustkept16

meAlfredandtalkingabouthowlongithadbeen17shehadseenme.Shewasactingverystrangely

andIwas18toleave.Assoonasshewenttogettea,IwentoutofthehouseasfastasIcould.

Fortunately,therewasanotherhousedowntheroadandIwasabletobuythegasIneeded.WhenItoldthe

manaboutmy19,hesaid,“Oh,Ihal'sMissEmily.Shelivesbyherselfinthatbighouse.She'sstrange,

bu:shewouldn't20anybody.Sheisstillwaitingforthemanshewasgoingtomarrythirtyyearsago.

Thedaybeforetheirweddinghelefthomeandnevercamebackbecauseofthewar.”

1.A.happyB.strangeC.commonD.bad

2.A.onB.inC.uponD.to

3.A.andB.soC.butD.that

4.A.carB.busC.bikeD.truck

5.A.narrowB.lonelyC.crowdedD.busy

6.A.whenB.sothatC.untilD.because

7.A.beforeB.afterC.whileD.as

8.A.streetB.pathC.wayD.road

9.A.cameB.answeredC.openedD.appeared

10A.askingB.lookingC.callingD.waiting

11.A.GasB.CoffeeC.TeaD.Lunch

12.A.considerB.understandC.acceptD.think

13.A.likeB.likedC.used(olikeD.liking

14.A.answeredB.explainedC.refusedD.promised

15.A.gasB.teaC.strengthD..energy

16.A.callingB.callC.tocallD.called

17.A.untilB.beforeC.sinceD.when

18A.anxiousB.interestedC.gladD.ready

19A.accidentB.incidentC.experienceD.surprise

20.A.woundB.injuryC.hurtD.frighten

7、Dorothywas11atthattimeandshewas12thatmusicwasallshewantedorneededto

13herlife.ForalmostayearDorothy___14___ofnothingelse.Thenshe15David,ayoung

engineertravelingEurope.Theysoonfellin16.Davidaskedhertobehis17Dorothyalso

wantedtomanyDavid.Butsheloved18.too.Shedidn'tknowwhattodo.Davidwasagainsther

beingasinger.Hesaid,“Ifyouwanttobeasinger,youmustforgetaboutgettingmarried.Youcan't19

doboth/*Thusherdaysweregoneandwouldneverreturn.

NowLaurenbecameasingerinsteadofher,whichwasher20.

11.A.eightB.eighteenC.eightyD.eightyeight

12.A.luckyB.sureC.afraidD.fond

13.A.fillB.liveC.leadD.take

14.A.heardB.knewC.talkedD.thought

15A.sawoffB.learnedfromC.heardofD.metwith

16A.loveB.feelingC.musicD.touch

17A.assistantB.teacherC.wifeD.student

18.A.himB.engineeringC.herselfD.music

19A.certainlyB.possiblyC.onlyD.mainly

20A.thoughtB.hopeC.purposeD.will

8、TimBeckerandhisneighborsaredoingsomethingtomaketheirneighborhoodatrouble-freearea.

WhenTimBeckergetsinhiscartogoshopping,hedoesn't1drivetoastoreandbackhome.He

alwayslooks2upanddownthestreetsofhisneighborhood.Helooksforanything

3suchasstrangecars,loudnoises,4windows,orpeoplegatheringonstreetcomers.

Tim5toaneighborhoodwatchgroupinStoneville,Indiana,USA.Theneighborhoodwatchgroup_6

onthethirdWednesdayofeverymonth.That)s7.Timgetstogetherwithabouttenofhisneighbors

todiscusscommunity8.Membersoftheneighborhoodwatchgroupwanttohelpthepolice_9

theirhomes,streets,andfamiliessafe.

TinaStedman,presidentof10neighborhoodwatchgroup,agreeswithTim."Peopleseemtothink

thatcrimehappenstootherpeoplebutnot11them.Well,it'sneverhappenedtome,“shesaid,“butI

don'tthinkanyonehasthe12tostealfromotherpeopleortomakethemfeel13sittingintheirown

homes.”

Alex,amemberofthegroup,saidthatalltheneighbors14outforoneanother/4We15eachother's

homes.Wekeepwatchontheneighborhoodatnightandonweekends.Usuallya16offourorfiveofus

goesouttogether.Ifsomethingdoesn'tlookright,thenwecallthe17.Forexample,ifwenoticea

groupofteenagerswhoseemtobelookingfor18.orsomeonedestroyingproperty,wereporttothe

police.^^

Alexfeelstheneighborhoodwatchgroups19alotinkeepingcrimedown.HerhusbandJim

agrees,“Policearegoodpeople,buttheycan,tdo20

l.A.yetB.stillC.justD.rather

2.A.carefullyB.clearlyC.nervouslyD.coldly

3.A.familiarB.unusualC.expcnsivcD.interesting

4.A.curtainedB.openC.oldD.broken

5.A.attendsB.belongsC.goesD.turns

6.A.meetsB.quarrelsC.singsD.searches

7.A.whereB.whyC.whenD.how

8.A.politicsB.wealthC.healthD.safety

9.A.keepB.holdC.letD.protect

lOA.itsB.hisC.theirD.your

11.A.roundB.onC.aboutD.to

12A.rightB.chanceC.courageD.mind

13.A.unluckyB.unsafeC.disappointedD.discouraged

14A.setB.letC.holdD.look

15A.careB.enterC.watch0.manage

16.A.groupB.sctC.numbcrD.crowd

17A.judgesB.policeC.firemenD.doctors

18A.workB.burdenC.serviceD.trouble

19.A.produceB.findC.getD.hclp

20A.anythingB.eveningC.harmD.wrong

9、Alittleboyinvitedhismothertoattendhisschool'sfirstteacher-parentmeeting.Tothelittleboy's

(41)____,shesaidshewouldgo.This(42)——bethefirsttime(hathisclassmatesandteacher(43)____his

motherandhefelt(44)____ofherappearance.Althoughshewasabeautifulwoman,therewasasevere

scar(疤痕)that(45)____nearlytheentirerightsideofherface.Theboyneverwantedto(46)____whyor

howshegotthescar.

Atthemeeting,thepeoplewere(47)bythekindnessandnaturalbeautyofhismother(48)the

scar,butthelittleboywasstillembarrassed(尷尬)and(49)himselffromeveryone.Hedid,however,get

within(50)ofaconversationbetweenhismotherandhisteacher.

Theteacherasked(51)「Howdidyougetthescaronyourface?”

Themotherreplied,*4(52)mysonwasababy,hewasinaroomthatcaughtfire.Ever/onewas(53)

afraidtogoinbecausethefirewas(54),soIwentin.AsIwasrunningtowardhisbed,1sawa

longpieceofwoodcomingdownandIplacedmyselfoverhimtryingtoprotecthim.Iwasknocked(55)

butfortunately,afiremancameinandsavedbothofus."She(56)theburnedsideofherface."Thisscar

willbe(57),buttothisday,Ihavenever(58)whatIdid."

Atthispoint,thelittleboycameoutrunningtowardhismotherwithtearsinhiseyes.Heheldherinhis

armsandfeltagreat(59)ofthesacrifice(犧牲)thathismotherhadmadeforhim.Heheldherhand(60)

fortherestoftheday.

41A.enjoymentB.disappointmentC.surpriseD.excitement

42.A.wouldB.couldC.shouldD.must

43.A.noticedB.greetedC.acceptedD.met

44.A.sickB.ashamedC.afraidD.tired

45.A.includedB.passedC.coveredD.shaded

46A.talkaboutB.(hinkaboutC.careaboutD.hearabout

47.A.impressedB.surprisedC.excitedD.comforted

48.A.insightofB.bymeansofC.bywayofD.inspiteof

49.A.hidB.protectedC.separatedD.escaped

50.A.understandingB.rcmirdingC.hearingD.learning

51A.carefullyB.seriouslyC.nervouslyD.anxiously

52.A.AsB.WhenC.SinceD.While

53.A.soB.muchC.quiteD.too

54.A.outofcontrolB.undercontrolC.incontrolD.overcontrol

55.A.helplessB.hopelessC.senselessD.useless

56A.pointedB.showedC.wipedD.touched

57.A.uglyB.lastingC.seriousD.frightening

58.A.forgotB.recognizedC.consideredD.regretted

59A.honorB.senseC.happinessD.pride

60A.quietlyB.slightlyC.tightlyD.suddenly

10、Amanwantedtobecomewealthy.Hewastoldastoryonedaythattherewasa]pebble（鵝卵

石）amongthepebblesonthebeachoftheBlackSea.Itcouldturneverythingittouchedinto2.This

pebblecouldbe3onlybytouchingit:unlike（heotherpebblesitwas4whentouched.Theman

rushedtothebeachoftheBlackSeaandbeganto5thepebble.

6hepickedupapebblethatfeltcold,hethrewitintothesea.He7thispracticedayafterday.Each

pebblethatfeltcoldwas8thrownintothesea.

Onemorning,he9totakeholdofapebblethatfeltwarm,unliketheother10.Theman（hrewthe

pebbleinto（hesea.Hehadn5t11to,buthehadformedahabit.Habitscanbehardto12.

Infact,ifwerepeatanybehaviour13enough,itbecomesahabit.Butsomehabitscanbeofgreathelp,

suchas14attitudesandhealthywaysoflife.Ourhabitualattitudesandbehaviourcaneither15us

orhinder（阻礙）us.

Isiherebehaviouroranattitudeyouwouldliketomakeintoa16?Thenreinforce（強化）itby17

itateveryopportunity.

Whenitcomestohabits,18maynotmakeperfect.Butpracticewillcertainlyform19

behaviour.Yourhabitswillformwhoyouare.Soformthehabitsthatare_20toyouandletthemmold（塑

造）youintothepersonyouwanttobe.

1A.carvedB.largeC.magicalD.heavy

2A.goldB.waterC.sandD.stone

3.A.createdB.savedC.transformedD.recognized

4.A.smoothB.shiningC.warmD.hard

5.A.searchforB.lookintoC.makeD.study

6.A.UnlessB.WhenC.AlthoughD.Until

7A.continuedB.developedC.testedD.analysed

8.A.luckilyB.carelesslyC.suddenlyD.immediately

9A.attemptedB.beganC.decidedD.happened

10.A.handsB.treesC.pebblesD.balls

ilA.askedB?meantC.rememberedD.offered

12.A.overlookB.breakC.learnD.forget

13.A.oftenB.carefullyC.fastD.calmly

14A.relatedB.goodC.publicD.bad

15.A.helpB.troubleC.exposeD.defeat

16.A.habitB.customC.ruleD.plan

17A.changingB.retellingC.repeatingD.considering

18.A.attitudeB.attemptC.guidanceD.practice

19.A.violentB.boredC.permanentD.strange

20.A.devotedB.trueC.familiarD.beneficial

11、Withoilpricesapproachingthesymbolicmarkof$10（）abarrel,theworldisheadingtowardsitsthird

energyshockinageneration.Buttoday'sriseis1differentfromtheoilcrisesinthe1970sand1980s.

Itwillhaveagreaterglobalimpact.

The2oilshockswerecausedbysuddeninterruptionsinexportsfromtheMiddleEast.Butthistime

priceshavebeenrisingsteadilyas3gasolineinbothdevelopedcountriesanddevelopingeconomies

grows.Thisistheworld'sfirstdcmand-lcdenergyshock.

Oilprices4$98.6ontheNewYorkMercantileExchangebeforefallingbackto$96.4atthecloseof

tradinglastWednesday.Forecastsoffutureoilprices5widely.Virtuallynooneforeseesareturntothe

$20oilofadecadeago.Itmeansconsumersshouldfaceaneraofhighfuel6.

Formostofthe20thcentury,7wascheapandabundant.Throughoutthe1990s,—8,oilprices

averaged$20abarrel.Evenattoday'shighs,luckily,fbrtheAmericans,oilis9thanimportedbottle

water.

Theconcerntodayisoverhowthe10sector(行業(yè))willmeetthegrowthindemandoverthelongerterm.

Chinafacesthe11.Rapidindustrializationhascomeataprice:Oildemandhasincreasedmorethanthree

timessince1980.Itturnedacountry(hatwasonceself-sufficientintoanoil12.

Today,however,ChinaconsumesonlyathirdasmuchoilastheUS,whichburnsaquarterofthe13oil

eachday.Europehasmanagedtoreduceoilconsumptionthroughhighgasolinetaxes,smallcarsand14

publictransportation.ButAmericanshavenot.

Expertssaynooneshouldcountonoilpricesrisingforever.Economic15intheworld'smajor

economieswillprobablysendpricesdown.

1.A.nearlyR.generallyC.fundamentallyD.traditionally

2.A.pastB.unexpectedC.worldD.recent

3.A.supplyofB.demandfbrC.reservationofD.productionof

4.A.remainedB.strokeC.droppedD.hit

5.A.rangeB.reachC.areD.predict

6.A.importB.consumptionC.paymentD.costs

7.A.foodB.oilC.laborsD.material

8.A.forexampleB.howeverC.neverthelessD.therefore

9.A.consumedmoreB.cleanerC.moreexpensiveD.cheaper

1().A.industrialB.powerC.energyD.various

11.A.chanceB.challengeC.crisesD.charge

12.A.exporterB.importerC.consumerD.producer

13A.nation'sB.region'sC.world'sD.fuel

14.A.reducingB.effectiveC.efficientD.increasing

15.A.controlB.growthC.advancementD.slowdowns

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