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kers. What about all the potholes, the graffiti, the homeless, and the gangs? Los Angeles is almost $400 million in debt. The mayor has already said he’s going to lay off 767 city employees. There won’t be anyone left to enforce the new parking law. There are thousands of taco trucks in this city.‖ The penalty for the first violation of the new law is $100。 the second violation can result in a maximum $1,000 fine and six months in jail. One angry truck owner said, ―This is a racist law. All of us taco truck owners are Latinos. Our trucks are an important part of the history and culture of Los Angeles. Thirty of us have already agreed to park our trucks in the same spot all day long. If a law is illegal, it is our duty as good citizens to ignore it.‖ City residents who want to support taco trucks can visit . 二、詞匯訓(xùn)練 1. _________(原始的) man made himself tools from sharp stones and animal bones. 2. As a punishment, she was not __________(允許) to attend any school activities. 3. He showed us a good tire for parison with the __________(磨損的) one. 4. Most police department keep a __________(永久的) record of all violent crimes in their area. 5. His only __________(消遣) are drinking beer and working in the garden. 6. Some respected theories believe that to attain a high level of fluency and accuracy in a foreign language, you need to be _________(圍繞,環(huán)繞) by it. 7. You should go there yourself and the beauty of that place is _________(超出 …… 之外;無法)my description. 8. An ―OK‖ sign, in Germany, can cause _________(冒犯,得罪) . 9. We started flying around the world and _________(同時), scientists figured out how to split the atom. 10. Some officials were accused of ________(濫用) their power. 三、短文改錯 Today my father and I drove to visit Li Wei, whom we had been supporting for two years. We set off early in the morning, and after a twohour drive, we arrived in his home. At that moment, he was working in the garden when his grandpa was sitting in the sun. They were excited to see us and gave us warm wele. We gave Li Wei a schoolbag and some books as well. Grateful and being moved , he showed us his excellent schoolworks, which impre