Over the past ten years, natural gas production has risen steadily, but （）has also risen steadily.
A、consumption
B、expenditure
C、dissipation
D、disposal
【正确答案】：A
【题目解析】：consumption消费，消耗；expenditure花费；dissipation浪费；disposal处理。因此选A。本题句意为：在过去的十年里，天然气的产量稳步上升，但是消耗量也在稳步上升。
