The fact is , the world has been finding less oil than it has been using for more than twenty years now . Not only has demand been 1 , but the oil we have been finding is coming from places that are 2 to reach . At the same time , more of this newly 3 oil is of the type that requires a greater investment to 4 . And because demand for this precious resource will grow , according to some , by over 40 percent by 2025, fueling the world's economic 5 will take a lot more energy from every possible source . The energy industry needs to get more from existing fields while continuing to search for new 6 . Automakers must continue to improve fuel efficiency and perfect hybrid (混合动力的) vehicles . Technological improvements are needed so that wind , solar and hydrogen can be more 7 parts of the energy equation . Governments need to formulate energy policies that promote 8 and environmentally sound development Consumers must be willing to pay for some of these solutions , while practicing conservation efforts of their own . Inaction is not an 9 . So let's work together to balance this equation . We are taking some of the 10 needed to get started , but we need your help to go the rest of the way . A ) Consequently B ) Cultivate C ) Declining D ) Derived E ) Difficult F ) Discovered G ) economically H ) exception I ) feasible J ) growth K ) option L ) refine M ) reserves N ) soaring O ) steps 注:作答时请填写大写字母,不要写单词 。