The oil running the engine was collected from the school cafeteria and from restaurants,then placed into a converter,which heats it up while the engine starts using the diesel fuel.With the flip(轻击) of a switch,the engine is cooking with oil,though collecting it can have drawbacks.
Melissa Silberman,principal,“Once they started running the car,they didn’t want to eat in the cafeteria any more because what the French fries(炸薯条) were cooked in weren’t so attractive if it can run a car.”
And it has its advantages.Curtis Giscombe,student,“It smells like the back of McDonalds...It smells like French fries.”
The students are not likely to influence the more widespread use of alternative fuels,but if the day comes when lots more cars are running on cooking oil,the students will be prepared to service them.
1.What would be the best title for the text?
A.The Future Alternative to Gasoline
B.Rising Gas Prices Drive Experimental Engine
C.Cooking Oil Finds Its New Uses
D.Students Use Cooking Oil to Power an Engine
2.The importance of using cooking oil to run engines is that it can
.
A.protect the environmentB.save the gas
C.offer cars good smellD.bring down the gas price
3.According to the seventh paragraph,
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