Using solar energy can help save our precious fuel. As you know, our supplies of oil and gas are very limited. There is just not enough on hand to meet all our future energy needs. And when Mother Nature says that’s all. The only way we can delay hearing those words is by starting to save energy now and by using other sources, like the sun.

We won’t have to worry about the suns running out of energy for another several billion years or so. Besides beginning an endless source of energy, the use of the sun has other advantages as well. The sun doesn’t offer as many problems as other energy sources. For example, fossil fuel plants add to already high pollution levels. With solar energy, we will still need sources of energy, but we won’t need as much. That means we can cut down on our pollution problems.

With all these good points, why don’t we use more solar power? There are many reasons for this. The biggest reason is money. Until now, it was just not practical for a home owner to put in a solar unit. There were cheaper sources of energy. All that is changing now. Solar costs are starting to equal the costs of oil and electricity. Experts say that gas, oil and electricity prices will continue to rise. The demand for electricity is increasing rapidly. But new power plants will use more gas, oil or coal. Already in some places the supply of electricity is being rationed. Solar energy is now in its infancy. It could soon grow to become a major part of our nations energy supply.

57. Which statement best expresses the main idea?
A) Something about solar energy and pollution
B) Solar energy
C) Energy and pollution
D) Energy and money
58. Solar energy can help us save ____. ?
A) the earth and natural resources
B) mother nature
C) the sun
D) our precious fuel
59. The sun is an endless source of energy, it will not run out of it for ____.
A) several million years
B) several hundred years
C) several billion years
D) several thousand years
60. Which of the following statements is correct?
A) Energy from coal would not pollute our living environment.
B) Energy from natural gas would not pollute our living environment.
C) Energy from the sun would not pollute our living environment.
D) Energy from oil would not pollute our living environment.
61. Solar energy is now in its infancy, ____.
A) but it will be considered as an important part of our nation s energy supply.
B) yet we will build more power plants.
C) and the supply of electricity will be rationed.
D) but we don t need practice energy rationing now.
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