37. (A) lower (B) harden (C) further (D) strengthen

45. We may infer from the passage that checks were sent to the families of police officers or fire fighters injured at work because ____________. (A) fire fighters needed money to buy more life-saving equipment (B) police officers in New York were underpaid (C) Milton Petrie's wife never received a parking ticket (D) Milton Petrie's father was a public servant himself