[填空题]The price of oil in the world market has (great) _______increased in recent months.

[填空题]The price of oil in the world market has (great) _______increased in recent months.

[单项选择]The fact is, the world has been finding less oil than it has been using for more than twenty years now. Not only has demand been (36) , but the oil we have been finding is coming from places that are (37) to reach. At the same time, more of this newly (38) oil is of the type that requires a greater investment to (39) . And because demand for this precious resource will grow, according to some, by over 40 percent by 2025, fueling the world’s economic (40) will take a lot more energy from every possible source. The energy industry needs to get more from existing fields while continuing to search for new (41) . Automakers must continue to improve fuel efficiency and perfect hybrid (混合动力的) vehicles. Technological improvements are needed so that wind, solar and hydrogen can be more (42) parts of the energy equation. Governments need to formulate energy policies that promote (43) and environmentally sound development. Consumers must be willing to pay for some o

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For a small island Great Britain has a great length of coastline, and there is no place in the whole country which is more than three hours’ journey by car from the sea. The coast is very varied, with perhaps the best parts in the southwest of England and in the west of Scotland. The coast of Devon and Cornwall, in the south-west, is much indented (向内陆凹进), with many sheltered bays and fine rough points of land extending out into the sea. With so large a population on so small an island the best parts of the coast are inevitably rather crowded during the summer, but much of Devon and Cornwall is still unspoiled, with many picturesque (风景如画的) fishing villages. The other parts of the coast are less dramatic, being partly fiat and partly steep.
In the parts nearest to great centres of population big seaside-resort (海淀胜地) towns have grown up. Four of these, Brighton, Bournemouth and Southend in the south, and Blackpool in the north-west, have become important towns thems
A. a week
B. a fortnight
C. 3 hours or less
D. more than 3 hours

[填空题]The rate at which the price of oil has risen.

[填空题]Those world famous oil-paintings (exhibit)（）at the Museum of New York now are part of their collection.

[单项选择]A great deal has been done to remedy the situation.
A. maintain
B. improve
C. assess
D. protect