When the man first learnt how to make a fire, he began to use fuel for the first time. The first fuel he used was probably wood. As time passed, man (17) ………… discovered substances such as coal and oil.
Coal was used very widely as a (18) ………… of energy until the end of the 19th century. (19) …………
the coming of the industrial revolution, it was soon realized that production (20) ………… if coal was used
instead of wood. Nowadays, many of the huge factories and electricity generating stations would not be able
to function if there was no coal.
In the last forty or fifty years; (21) …………, the use of coal has declined. As a result, there (22) …………
changes in the coal industry. It is believed that more people would use coal if oil and gas were not readily
available.
17. A. effectively B. locally C. eventually D. rapidly
18. A. form B. source C. supply D. consumer
19. A. As B. For C. With D. From
20. A. would double B. will double C. doubles D. had doubled
21. A. however B. therefore C. as a result D. as well as
22. A. are B. were C. will be D. have been

17) C

18) B

19) C

20) A

21) A

22) D

the correct answer is option d. but, and

give correct answers

1) if the central idea of "nameless, tn" is "even the tiniest of towns, and the people living there, have value and meaning in this world," which of the following pieces of evidence from the story does not support this central idea?  

a. miss ginny keeps a deathbook of all those in nameless who have passed.

b. there was a doctor who cared about the people and the old way of doing things.

c. miss ginny doesn't like the look of the narrator's van.

d. the general store provided a variety of goods for all the people in nameless.

2)authors rarely state the central idea in narrative nonfiction. how can a reader find the central idea when the author doesn’t state it explicitly?

a. to find the central idea, you look for outside resources about the text and try to determine it through their analysis.

b. to find the central idea, you look at the details in the text: what characters say and do, the events that occur, important challenges or conflicts represented, and the setting. then you think about how these details work together to build and convey a big idea or message

c. to find the central idea, you look at the first paragraph of the story and make a guess.

d. none of these.