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  3. In 1999, the price of oil hovered around ＄16 a barrel. By 2008, it had (21) ______ the ＄100 a barrel mark. The reasons for the

In 1999, the price of oil hovered around ＄16 a barrel. By 2008, it had (21) ______ the ＄100 a barrel mark. The reasons for the

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问题      In 1999, the price of oil hovered around ＄16 a barrel. By 2008, it had  (21) ______  the ＄100 a barrel mark. The reasons for the surge  (22) ______  from the dramatic growth of the economies of China and India to widespread  (23) ______  in oil-producing regions, including Iraq and Nigeria’s delta region. Triple-digit oil prices have  (24) ______  the economic and political map of the world,  (25) ______  some old notions of power. Oil-rich nations are enjoying historic gains and opportunities,  (26) ______  major importers—including China and India, home to a third of the world’s population—  (27) ______  rising economic and social costs.
     Managing this new order is fast becoming a central  (28) ______   of global politics. Countries that need oil are clawing at each other to  (29) ______   scarce supplies, and are willing to deal with any government,  (30) ______   how unpleasant, to do it.
     In many poor nations with oil, the profits are being lost to corruption,  (31) ______  these countries of their best hope for development. And oil is fueling enormous investment funds run by foreign governments,  (32) ______  some in the West see as a new threat.
     Countries like Russia, Venezuela and Iran are well supplied with rising oil  (33) ______  , a change reflected in newly aggressive foreign policies. But some unexpected countries are reaping benefits,  (34) ______  costs, from higher prices. Consider Germany.  (35) ______  it imports virtually all its oil, it has prospered from extensive trade with a booming Russia and the Middle East. German exports to Russia  (36) ______  128 percent from 2001 to 2006.
     In the United States, as already high gas prices rose  (37) ______  higher in the spring of 2008, the issue cropped up in the presidential campaign, with Senators McCain and Obama  (38) ______   for a federal gas tax holiday during the peak summer driving months. And driving habits began to  (39) ______  , as sales of small cars jumped and mass transport systems  (40) ______   the country reported a sharp increase in riders.  
选项 A、as many as
B、as good as
C、as far as
D、as well as
答案D
解析 此处的考点是语句之间的正确衔接。此句的意思是：但是，一些意想不到的国家正在从更高的石油价格中获得利息与成本上的好处。as well as也，又；其他选项，A．as many as与……一样多，B．as good as与……一样，C．as far as远到，直到；都不能够在文中形成通顺的句子。因此D为正确答案。
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