Question

Mineral Oil

  The world needs large amount of mineral oil because it is a very useful fuel. Many different kinds of oil are always in use; aircraft need finer oil than cars or trains.

  Engineers in many countries drill the ground for oil. A lot of it comes from Saui Abrabia, Iraq and so on. The oil is taken away in big tankers. Some of the latest tankers are ships of 2000,000 tons. They are bigger than the Queen Mary and the Queen Elizabeth.

  The mineral oil in the ground is petroleum.Very often there is gas with it,and both are under pressure.The oil cannot escape because rock or clay holds it down;but it can escape when the drill makes a hole. Then the oil sometimes rushes up the hole and rises high into the air above the ground.

  The natural gas itself is very useful. In some countries it flows through pipes to different cities. There it is useful for heating houses and other buildings. Lately some natural gas has been found under the sea near England and the Netherlands. It will be useful for heating buildings in those cold countries.

(   )1.Every year we need thousands of tons of oil.

(   )2.Gas is often with mineral oil.

(   )3.The gas and oil can only be used for heating houses and buildings.

(   )4. Oil is taken away only by ships.

(   )5.We can get oil and gas everywhere.

Answer 1

1A  2A  3A  4B  5B