Don’t go out now．It ________ hard．

1. A.
   will rain
2. B.
   is rains
3. C.
   is raining
4. D.
   raining

A. will rain　　 

B. is rains　　  

C. is raining   

D. raining

If you go out, you can find cars here and there. Bad smoke from a car can get into the air. This bad smoke is called pollution.

Pollution turns the air a gray color. It is very dirty. It also makes the air around us get worse and worse. It is not good for our health.

To keep pollution down, the States test cars every two years. This test checks to make sure the cars do not pollute the air. If a car doesn’t pass the test, the owner can’t drive it the next year.

Some car owners drive their cars even though they can’t pass the test. It is also very bad for the air.

People want to find a way to get these cars off the road. So a state program was started. Now it seems to be helping. In the state program, the States buy cars that can’t pass the test or will help pay for repairs. This program has been helping people buy better cars or fix their old ones. And the air is becoming better and better.

The state program that takes pollution cars off the road has just finished its first year, and people say it has been successful. For the past year, the state program has been buying cars that can’t pass the test, and the cars bought by the States through the program are put out of use.

1．        is called pollution.

       A．The car                                              B．A gray color

C．The smoke from cars                           D．The test

2．The cars are tested every two years to make sure       .

       A．people can visit the old cars                  B．the owners don’t drive any more

       C．the owners can buy new cars               D．they don’t pollute the air

3．In order to       , the States buy cars that can’t pass the test or will help pay for repairs.

A．get money from car owners                  B．cut down the pollution

       C．make the air around us worse               D．sell more new cars

In our life, we don’t often express our gratitude(感激) to the one who has lived those years with us. In fact, we don’t have to wait for anniversaries(周年纪念日) to thank the ones close to us --- the ones so easily overlooked(忽视). If I have learned anything about giving thanks, it is time to give it now! While your feeling of appreciation is alive and sincere, act on it. Saying thanks is such an easy way to add to the world’s happiness.

Saying thanks not only brightens someone else’s world, it brightens yours. If you’re feeling left out, unloved or unappreciated, try reaching out to others. It may be just the medicine you need.

Of course, there are times when you can’t express gratitude immediately. In that case don’t let embarrassment(尴尬) sink you into silence--- speak up the first time you have the chance.

Once a young minister, Mark Brian, was sent to a remote area of Kwakiutl Indians in British Columbia. The Indians, he had been told, did not have a word for thanking you. But the Brian soon found these people had unusual generosity. Instead of saying thanks, it is their custom to return every favor with a favor of their own, and every kindness with an equal or superior kindness. They do their thanks.

I wonder if we had no words in our vocabulary for thanking you, would we do a better job of communicating our gratitude? Would we be more responsive(反应灵敏的), more sensitive, more caring?

31. What is the main idea of this passage?

A. Helping each other. B. Caring others. 　

C. Expressing yourself.　 D. Thanks for everything.

32. What is the purpose of the writer in writing this passage?

A. Let the reader know the importance of expressing thanks in life.　　　　　　　　　　

B. Solve problems in life.　　　

C. Praise thanks　　　　　

D. Thank everyone.

33. Why does the writer give the example in the 4^th paragraph?

A. It indicates (显示，指出) the Indians did not thank you.

B. It indicates that thanking you exists everywhere.

C. It indicates the Indians didn’t know to thank you.

D. It indicates that Mark Brian got thanks.

34. What does the underlined word “left out” in the second paragraph mean?

A. go to another place　　　 　 B. give out　　 C. be ignored　 D. leave for