According to the passage, George Mitchell
A. discovered the "unconventional" gas from shale beds.
B. predicted the world"s oil reserve could last for 200 years.
C. found a successful way of gathering "unconventional" gas.
D. noticed that "unconventional" gas could be used as fuel.
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What is most likely the effect of the change in automotive technology on oil?
A. Oil will be unevenly distributed in the world.
B. Oil will eventually lose its popularity.
C. More high-quality oil will be needed.
D. The demand of oil will gradually drop.
The word "novel"(Line 1, Para.6)most probably means
A. believable.
B. false.
C. original.
D. common.
Due to the financial crisis, developing countries
A. found export fatalism more fit to them.
B. are having problems in export.
C. began to keep their currencies expensive.
D. became the certain cause of America"s financial crisis.
From this passage, we can infer that the author
A. holds that it is impossible to predict an earthquake.
B. is very surprised about this discovery.
C. thinks that scientists could do better.
D. thinks this discovery is very important for earthquake prediction.