单选题 Passage Two
A panel of government officials is worried. The air quality in some areas is not good. The air is polluted with soot. The officials worry that the air is harmful to the people who breathe the air. The officials are experts. They study the environment. They discuss ways to stop the air pollution. The panel decided to make some changes to the law.
The new plan places strict limits on how much soot can be released into the air. Now, a measurement of 65 parts of soot is considered safe. The new plan would reduce that number to 30. The daily limit of pollution in the air would be cut in half.
These new standards would affect industry. The limits would also affect people who own wood stoves and fireplaces. The county will keep track of the air quality every day. People would be required to stop burning wood when the levels are high. They could also install a kind of special fireplace. These fireplaces burn very little wood. They do not pollute the air as much. Some counties will punish families who violate the ban. They will have to pay a fine for not complying with the law.
Some states do not have much industry. Their pollution problem is not too bad. They would still have to regulate how much pollution is released into the air. The experts hope that this ban will help keep the air cleaner.
Before the plan becomes a law the public will have a chance to comment on it. Citizens will have ninety days to ask questions and voice concerns about the plan. Then it will become a law.

单选题 The panel is made up of ______.
A. scientists B. homeowners C. citizens D. factory owners

单选题 How will the government know what the air quality is?
A. The factories will test the air every day.
B. Scientists will test it every day.
C. A report will be published.
D. They will ask homeowners

单选题 What will happen to residents if they don't comply with the law?
A. They will have to go to work in a factory.
B. They will have to pay a fine.
C. They will go to jail for ninety days.
D. The government will take away their woodstove

单选题 Why is the government asking for comments on the new rules?
A. Because it is trying to fool people.
B. Because it doesn't know how to make rules.
C. Because it wants to be nice
D. Because it wants to hear what the citizens have to say.