某地高温、干燥、少雨，下列哪种植物能在该地生活（　　）

A．毛竹

B．柳树

C．仙人掌

D．葫芦藓

“If the government does not give any feedback or does not release a final report of the survey, the respondents will think they participated _______," said the social scientist Hu.

A．in no way

B．in vain

C．without effort

D．at a loss