An appropriate title for the text is most likely to beA．Dawn of the Oil Age.B．Oil: A Fit o

According to the last paragraph, the oil "supermajors" believe that

A．the emerging world needs more vehicles.

B．the future of oil is bright in the emerging world.

C．the demand for oil is the strongest in Asia.

D．the thirst for fuel is impossible to be reduced.

Which of the following statements is true, according to paragraph 3 and 4?

A．Demand for oil is close to a peak with supplies increased.

B．The oil demand in the world has already peaked until 2005.

C．New energy has broken the dominance of conventional gas.

D．Demand for oil is limited while supply of oil is unlimited.

The word "blip"(Line 1, Para. 2)most probably means

A．boom.

B．slump.

C．increase.

D．fluctuation.

It can be inferred from the first paragraph that

A．oil was first discovered and used in the Middle East.

B．the oil age is short-lived and has already come to its end.

C．the shortage of kerosene led to the use of petrol and diesel.

D．the oil age is largely attributed to technological developments.

Regarding the immigration into America, the authors attitude is

A．doubtful.

B．indifferent.

C．pessimistic.

D．supportive.

It is indicated in the last two paragraphs that

A．immigration is more a challenge than an opportunity.

B．immigration can be harnessed to serve the nation.

C．immigrants can hardly be assimilated into America.

D．the more immigrants America takes in, the better.

Many white Americans are frightened to core because

A．the number of immigrants will exceed that of American natives by 2050.

B．immigrants will account for a large part of the population by 2050.

C．immigrants will populate the USA, including those remote communities.

D．the young immigrants will increase obesity and criminality in America.

We can learn from paragraph 3 that immigrant families

A．do not slow down but speed up American progress.

B．are better off than natives in education and income.

C．are diluting America as a united and coherent society.

D．pose a potential challenge to the American society.

The new Pew report has found that

A．the two rumors about immigration are untrue.

B．the immigration matters should be addressed.

C．Hispanic and Asian immigration does not help America.

D．Almost all immigrants have a strong sense of belonging.

_____, that almost everyone is wrong. In fact, getting fat may be a mechanism that【B3】______the body. The health problems【B4】______with fatness may not be caused by it but be another【B5】______, another symptom, of overeating. That is the【B6】______of Roger Unger and Philip Scherer. Dr. Unger and Dr. Scherer have been reviewing the science of what has come to be known as metabolic syndrome. This is a cluster of symptoms such as high blood【B7】______, insulin resistance and fatness that seem to increase the【B8】______of heart disease and strokes, diabetes and liver disease. "Syndrome" is the medical term for a(n) 【B9】______of symptoms whose common cause is not【B10】______understood. The symptom of metabolic syndrome that appears first is usually【B11】______, so this is generally【B12】______as the underlying cause. Dr. Unger and Dr. Scherer,【B13】______, turn this logic on its head. They point out that there is usually a period of many years between a person becoming【B14】______and his developing the other【B15】______. If the growth of adipose tissue(the body cells in which fat is stored)were【B16】______harmful, that would not be the【B17】______. This is one of the lines of evidence that has led them to the conclusion that,【B18】______its role in storing energy as a hedge against future famine, getting fat is a protective mechanism【B19】______metabolic syndrome. Their thesis is that lipids(the group of molecules that includes fats), which are needed in small amounts to make cell membranes, are toxic in larger quantities.【B20】______them into adipose tissue is one of the bodys ways of dealing with that toxicity.

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A．In

B．At

C．With

D．On