职称英语考试阅读的判断试题练习(十四)
<p> 职称英语考试阅读判断试题练习</p><p> 14.<span word="Biodiesel">Biodiesel</span> 生物柴油</p><p> <span word="Yuthachai">Yuthachai</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="invented">invented</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="home">home</span>-<span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="alternative">alternative</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span> <span word="imported">imported</span> <span word="diesel">diesel</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="biodiesel">biodiesel</span> <span word="derived">derived</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>. <span word="Biodiesel">Biodiesel</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="backing">backing</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Thailand">Thailand</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="uses">uses</span> <span word="coconut">coconut</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="palm">palm</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="both">both</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="slumps">slumps</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="limits">limits</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reliance">reliance</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="petroleum">petroleum</span> <span word="source">source</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="increasingly">increasingly</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>.</p><p> <span word="Yuthachai">Yuthachai</span>, 56, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="patented">patented</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="coconut">coconut</span>-<span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>-<span word="making">making</span> <span word="process">process</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="developed">developed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="biodiesel">biodiesel</span> 18 <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>, <span word="using">using</span> <span word="knowledge">knowledge</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gained">gained</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="plantation">plantation</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="fixing">fixing</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="machinery">machinery</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="sells">sells</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="service">service</span> <span word="stations">stations</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="refuses">refuses</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sell">sell</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="patent">patent</span>, <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="attractive">attractive</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="overseas">overseas</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="firms">firms</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="determined">determined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="retain">retain</span> <span word="control">control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="formula">formula</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="accessible">accessible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>.</p><p> <span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="formulations">formulations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biodiesel">biodiesel</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="Yuthachais">Yuthachais</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="basic">basic</span>, <span word="using">using</span> 20 <span word="parts">parts</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="coconut">coconut</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="kerosene">kerosene</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="requires">requires</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>, <span word="affordable">affordable</span> <span word="technology">technology</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="unmodified">unmodified</span>, <span word="slow">slow</span>-<span word="running">running</span> <span word="engines">engines</span>.</p><p> <span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="interest">interest</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="biodiesel">biodiesel</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="government">government</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="cautious">cautious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="Yuthachais">Yuthachais</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span>. <span word="Since">Since</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="regulatory">regulatory</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span>-<span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="fuels">fuels</span>, <span word="Yuthachai">Yuthachai</span> <span word="fuel">fuel</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="regular">regular</span> <span word="vehicles">vehicles</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="farmers">farmers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ferry">ferry</span> <span word="operators">operators</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="enthusiastic">enthusiastic</span>, <span word="buying">buying</span> 700,000 <span word="liters">liters</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biodiesel">biodiesel</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="vegetable">vegetable</span> <span word="oils">oils</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="farm">farm</span> <span word="machines">machines</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="boats">boats</span>. <span word="Demand">Demand</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="growing">growing</span>: <span word="A">A</span> <span word="liter">liter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="biodiesel">biodiesel</span> <span word="is">is</span> 46 <span word="US">US</span> <span word="cents">cents</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="diesel">diesel</span>.</p>
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