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专四模拟试题附参考答案 (2) 4 Kerosene was used to light lamps. It was a cheap substitute for whale oil， which was becoming harder to get. Soon there was a large demand for kerosene. People began to search for new supplies of petroleum. The first oil well was drilled by E. L. Drake， are tired railroad conductor. In 1859 he began drilling in Titusville， Pennsylvania. The whole venture seemed so impractical and foolish that onlookers called it “Drake’s Folly”. But when he had drilled down about 70 feet(21 meters)， Drake struck oil. His well began to yield 20 barrels of crude oil a day. News of Dr