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Which of the following is the most logical sequence to complete the passage?
All of the gasoline now pumped into automobile and airplane tanks began as crude oil formed millions of years ago beneath ocean floors.
(A)This crude oil, lighter than both water and rock, drifted upward through microscopic spaces in the rock until it was stopped by a layer of dense, impermeable rock and forced to collect. Today, oil companies drill down into these reservoirs to extract this energy-rich petroleum: sent it to oil refineries, and convert it into fuel for vehicles.
(B)In ancient seas, when tiny aquatic plants and animals died, they sank to the bottom. Sand and mud settled over them. This process was repeated over and over again, each time burying large quantities of organic material and pushing it deeper and deeper into the earth as new layers accumulated on top.
(C)The heavy weight of the sediment created pressure and temperatures above 150˚ Fahrenheit, and the subterranean organic matter began to “cook.” Over time, the heat transformed it into a liquid hydrogen and carbon substance.

(A) - (B) - (C)

(B) - (A) - (C)

(B) - (C) - (A)

(C) - (A) - (B)

(C) - (B) - (A)

가장 논리적인 순서는 (B) - (C) - (A)이다.
원유 형성 과정을 시간순으로 보면, (B)에서 “tiny aquatic plants and animals”가 해저에 묻혀 쌓이고, (C)에서 “The heavy weight of the sediment”(퇴적물 무게)의 압력과 열로 유기물이 액체로 변한다. (A)의 “This crude oil”은 그 액체를 가리키며, 위로 이동해 저류층에 모이고 시추되는 마지막 단계다.
(A) - (B) - (C): 아직 언급되지 않은 “This crude oil”로 시작할 수 없다.
(B) - (A) - (C): 유기물이 액체로 변하기 전에 “This crude oil”이 나올 수 없다.
(C) - (A) - (B): (C)의 “the sediment”는 (B)에서 퇴적이 설명된 뒤에 와야 한다.
(C) - (B) - (A): 퇴적 과정인 (B)가 그 결과인 (C)보다 뒤에 올 수 없다.