ACCORDING TO THE AUTHOR , THE IMPRACTICALITY OF USING COAL , OIL SH...

5. According to the author , the impracticality of using coal , oil shale and coal tars as

sources of energy is due to...

A. their being time consuming B. their being money consuming

C. the scarcity of sources D. the lack of technology

Question 9 :

Choose the best answer (A,B,C or D) to fill in each blank:

It was a Monday morning in the office and , as usual , everyone was busy sorting

through their mail before starting work . The other staff had ( 1 ) ...that Nicky ,

one of the computer operators , has been ( 2 )... rather miserable recently and

they wondered what might have happened to make her so ( 3 )... Suddenly Nicky

accidentally ( 4 )... over a cup of coffee. As she was clearing up the mess , the

girl sitting next to her happened to glance at Nicky's right hand. There was a large

swelling at the ( 5 )... " What on earth have you ( 6 ) ... to yourself ? Does

it ( 7 )...? asked the girl. " Yes , it does. I think I've ( 8 ) ... it using the

computer," replied Nicky. " I think you'd better go and let the doctor ( 9 ) ... it,"

said the girl. " Let's hope there's no permanent ( 10 ) ... to your hand".