单选题 The high living standards of the US cause its present population to ______ 25 percent of the world's oil.
A. assume B. consume C. resume D. presume

【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】本题考点为动词的近形辨析。A意为“假定”,B意为“消耗”,C意为“再继续”,D意为“推测,假定”。根据题意,选项B为正确答案。