Section A

　　Directions: In this section, there is a passage withten blanks. You are required to select one word foreach blank from a list of choices given in a word bankfollowing the passage. Read the passage throughcarefully before making your choices. Each choice inthe bank is identified by a letter. Please mark thecorresponding letter on Answer Sheet 2 with a singleline through the centre. You may not use any of thewords in the bank more than once.

　　Questions 36 to 45 are based on the following passage.

　　The fact is, the world has been finding less oil than it has been using for more than twentyyears now. Not only has demand been __36__, but the oil we have been finding is coming fromplaces that are __37__ to reach. At the same time, more of this newly __38__ oil is of the typethat requires a greater investment to __39__. And because demand for this precious resourcewill 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(混合動力的)vehicles. Technological improvements are needed so that wind, solar and hydrogen can bemore __42__ parts of the energy equation. Governments need to formulate energy policiesthat promote __43__ and environmentally sound development. Consumers must be willing topay for some of these solutions, while practicing conservation efforts of their own.

　　Inaction is not an __44__. So let’s work together to balance this equation. We are takingsome of the __45__ needed to get started, but we need your help to go the rest of the way.

　　注意：此部分試題請在答題卡2上作答。