- Choose the word or phrase that best fits the blank space in the paragraph (l.5 pts)
Cheap oil and cheap gasoline helped to make modern America. They shaped America's cities, and they were an essential part of the American lifestyle. They were also essential in the great empty states of the West, (17)__________ people often have to travel long distances.
Today, Americans consume about 25% of the world's energy far more than people in other countries; but the situation is (18)__________ changing. Americans are already buying smaller cars, and American cars consume much (19)__________ gas than they used to. But in the coming years, they will use less and less oil. They will have to.
There is still a lot of oil (20)__________ the ground, but oil and gas must become more expensive in the future. Over 50% of America's traditional oil reserves (21)__________-mostly since 1950. Nobody knows when America's oil will start running out, but the first problems could come in less than 20 years. And as soon as oil starts running out (22)__________ price will go up very quickly!
In conclusion, the "two-dollar gallon" was good for America. It has encouraged Americans to buy smaller cars, and to use less energy. That way, America's oil will last longer perhaps until the age of clean green energy arrives.
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