Question

—Though it         in the desert most of the year, people still live there.
—That’s the case. They say east or west home is the best.

A．hasn’t rained

B．didn’t rain

C．doesn’t rain

D．hadn’t rained

Answer 1

C

上句句意：尽管在沙漠一年中大多数时间不下雨，人们仍然还生活在那里。沙漠地区经常不下雨，这是一个客观事实，故用一般现在时态，选C。