The thing that __________ is not whether you fail or not, but you try or not.
A．matters B．cares
C．considers D．minds
With so many debts to pay back, the company was in serious __________
difficulty.
A．financial B．money
C．illegal D．economy
In a physical change no new substance is formed，__________ in the composition
of matter.
A．nor does any change take place
B．nor any change takes place
C．not any change takes place
D．either any change takes place
The mayor will __________ the prizes among the winners.
A．send B．spread
C．distribute D．hand
It's estimated that nearly 70% prisoners __________ from the prison located in that
coastal city.
A．got off B．got away
C．got through D．got out
With petroleum reserves (石油储量) decreasing，the search is on to replace gas with a cleaner，greener alternative.Though much eco－talk has centered on biofuels from corn and soybeans，the biofuel that looks more likely to replace petroleum comes from a most unlikely source：algae (藻类)．
Algae，like corn，soybeans，and other crops，grow via photosynthesis (光合作用) and can be processed into fuel oil.However，they yield 30 times more energy than land crops such as soybeans，according to the U．S.Department of Energy.Many algae species also can grow in saltwater and polluted water－while corn and soy require arable land and fresh water that will be in short supply as the world's population balloons.
“If you replaced all the diesel (柴油) in the U．S.with soy biodiesel，it would take half the land mass of the U．S.to grow those soybeans，”says Matt Caspari，chief executive of Aurora Biofuels，a Berkeley，Calif.－based private firm that specializes in algae oil technology.On the other hand，the Energy Department says that if algae fuel replaced all the petroleum fuel in the United States，it would require 15,000 square miles，which is a few thousand miles larger that Maryland (12,407 square miles)，the 42nd state in land area.
Another bonus：Because algae can be grown just about anywhere in a closed space，they 're being tested at several power plants across the nation as a carbon absorber.Smokestack emissions (烟囱排放物) can be pumped directly into the ponds，feeding the algae while keeping greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.
Although processing technology for algae fuel—also known as “oilgae” in some environmentalist circles—is improving，it's still years away from reaching your local gas pump.“It's just a question of cost，because no large－scale facilities have been built yet，” Caspari says.
1.The underlined word “yield” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “________”．
A．control B．require
C．produce D．grow
2.Compared with corn and soybeans，algae ________.
A．may pollute water and soil
B．can grow in poor conditions
C．provide much less energy
D．need more special care
3.According to Paragraph 3，one of the advantages of algae fuel is that ________.
A．it can be used more widely
B．it is more easy to produce
C．it needs much less land
D．it costs much less money
4.What do we learn about algae from Paragraph 4?
A．Algae help protect the environment.
B．People can grow algae anywhere.
C．Fish can get more oxygen from algae.
D．Algae produce less waste.
