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   1. Companies are encouraged to develop ________________ energies. (NEW)

   2. Overfishing has led to a serious ______________ of cod, haddock and whiting. (DEPLETE)

   3. Many countries are ___________ on fossil fuels. (RELY)

   4. The increase in the prices has been_____________. (SIGNIFY, not)

   5. It´s hard to stay ________________ when discussing these sensitive issues. (PART)

   6. When ______________ acid arrives at the factory, it´s  taken off the lorries. (SULPHUR)

   7. We´re going to go for natural _______________ in the offices rather than installing
   air_______________________. (VENTILATE, CONDITION)

   8. We are going to have a look at the products we manufacture, such as ______________
   and________________ . (CHEMISTRY, FERTILISE)

   9. The publication makes the case for reducing the _________________ of, and
   __________________ on, fossil fuels.

   (CONSUME, DEPEND)

   10. The world´s oil ____________ will run _____________ low by 2050. (SUPPLY, DANGER)

   11. Essential petroleum-dependent products will be unavailable or_________________. (not,
   AFFORD)

   12. It would be __________________ not to question their estimates when the official figures
   are so notoriously________________ . (not RESPONSIBLE, not RELY)

   13. This would accelerate the already _______________ effects of global warming. (NOTE)

   14. If not alternative energy source is found to replace petroleum, many everyday products
   will become________________  ___________________. (PROHIBIT, EXPEND)

   15. Governments will be increasingly reluctant to ____________ _____________ power, and plans
   to build costly atomic ______________ will ________________ be shelved. (SUBSIDY, NUCLEUS,
   REACT, CONSEQUENCE)