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Direction: Read the following Passage and Answer the Question given after it.

We have built up an energy intensive society that hundreds of daily acts are dependent on having energy at our ready command. Most of that energy comes from of fossil fuels, Yet, within two centuries we will use up nearly all of the fossil fuel that has been built by millions of years of earth time. Furthermore, extraction and consumption of fossil fuels is polluting our environment. Our appetite is seemingly insatiable. We are now searching different places and using methods that pollute the environment. Since fossil will soon be gone we are searching for alternative.

According to the author, we are searching for alternative sources of energy. What is the most likely reason for this?

A)  Alternative sources of energy are cheaper

B)  It is feared that fossil energy will soon be exhausted

C)  A number of alternative energy sources are easily available

D)  Alternative sources of energy will not cause any environmental problems