Home heating which accounts for less than 7 percent of all energy consumed in the US, has had a commendable efficiency record: from 1978 to 1997, the amount of fuel consumed for this purpose declined 44 percent despite a 33 percent increase in-the number of housing units and an increase in house size The U S
Department of Energy, however, forecasts that energy used in home heating will rise by 14 percent over the next two decades that rise is small considering an expected 21 percent increase in the number of houses and the trend toward larger houses
Natural gas and electricity will probably dominate the home heating market for the next two decades Solar heating never became popular because of cost and limited winter sunlight in most areas; in 2000 only 47,000 homes relied on it
6 Natural gas didnt become the leading fuel until
A 1978
B 1960
C 1997
D 2000
7 what fuel is the dominant fuel in New England?
A Gas
B Electricity
C Wood
D Oil
8 The word consumed in paragraph 3 could be best replaced by
A used
B burned
C delivered
D pumped
9 According to paragraph 3, energy consumed in home heating over the next two decades will increase by
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