"Extra?Extra！Gasolinehitsfourdollarsagallon!”

Noonewillreallybeshocked一exceptperhapstheold-timerswhotellaboutthegoodolddayswhengaswasthreegallonsforadollarandpeopledrovearound"justforthefunofit".

Asamatteroffact;thepriceofgashasbeenrisingfastandsteadilyforseveralyearsandmanyadjustmentshavealreadybeenmade.

Therewasforatimeconsiderableunemploymentintheautoindustryandthreequartersofthegaragesandservicestationshavegoneoutofbusiness.However;thebicycleandmotor-scooterbusinesshasflourished（兴旺);andmanypeoplehavefoundemploymentthere:NowthatFederalMotorshasbroughtoutitsnewLilliputwhichtravelsfortymilesonagallontheautobusinessispickingupagain.Thefactoriesthathaven'tswitchedovertotwo-wheeltransportationareworkingontheirnewsmallermodels.Thereistalktooaboutbringingoutnewsteamandelectricautomobilesthatwillbejustaseconomicalastheoldcars.

Inthemeantimestreetcarsaregraduallyreplacingbusesalloverthecountrybecauseofthegreatereconomyofelectricpower.Andmanypeoplewhohaveseldomusedpublictransportationarenowridingthestreetcarswhiletheirautomobilesrust（生锈）intheirgarages.There'snomarketatallfortheirbigluxuriouscarsforonlythewealthycannowaffordtooperatethem.Manypeoplearenowshoppingintheirownneighborhoodandsmallbusinessesarethriving.

Ministerseducatorsandeditorialwritersarepointingoutthattherehasbeenagreatimprovementinfamilylife.Familiesnowstayathomemorefortheirfunandchildrenandparentsarebecomingbetteracquainted.Thestoresreportaboomingbusinessinparlorgameshobbymaterialsbooksmusicalinstrumentsandalbums.

Peoplehavelosttheirpaleindoorlook.Therevivalofthelostartofwalkinghasbroughtahealthypinkbacktomanyacheek.Thisreturntotheheelshasrevolutionizedtheclothingstyles;peoplenowneedtobereadyforallkindsofweather:

Theseconditionshowevermaynotlast.Alreadyourcleverchemistsareatworkonnewsyntheticfuelswhichtheysaywillputusrightbackwherewewere一onwheels.Shallwewishthemsuccessornot?

小题1:WhichofthefollowingisNOTaresultofthegaspricerising?