Most taxpayers have had enough income tax collected by their employers during the year. So they do not (36) any money. In fact, most Americans get some money back. Last year, the Internal Revenue Service returned at least some money to more than (37) Americans paying individual income tax.
The United States has what is called (38) . Tax rates increase as (39) increase. This year, people earning more than (40) are taxed at the highest rate.
Earnings above that amount are taxed at (41) . Earnings below that amount are taxed at lower rates.
Individuals who earn less than (42) pay no income tax. But they do pay (43) , Medicare and other taxes.
There are many different ways for people and businesses to reduce their (44) Most homeowners, for example, can reduce their taxes a little by reporting to the I.R.S. the interest they pay (45) . This is called a (46)
In 2004, personal income taxes provided the government with most of its money: (47) of the budget. Social security and other (48) taxes provided (49) . Other forms of income include (50) , money borrowed to (51) and special taxes on (52) .
But income from taxes did not provide enough to pay for government spending. The I.R.S. says the budget deficit for 2004 was about (53) dollars.
Preparing tax documents can be complex. The I.R.S. estimates that taxpayers need an average of about 13 hours to prepare tax documents. And that is just for the basic tax form. For business, the I.R.S. estimates an (54) needs more than 50 hours. This is why a lot of Americans pay (55) to complete their tax documents for them.

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若气候图是剖面图四地中某地的气候资料图，则在图的四地中，最符合所示气候特点的点及其对应的气候类型是（）

A．①──地中海气候

B．②──温带海洋性气候

C．③──亚热带季风气候

D．④──温带季风气候