43 What did Delisandra Beltran and Mae Willie Turner have in common?
(A) They were both over 70 years old.
(B) They were both victims of domestic violence.
(C) They both asked for assistance from the police.
(D) They both felt scared in their own homes.

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Delisandra Beltran, of New York City, used to feel scared in her own home. Her neighborhood was so dangerous, she says, "that I was throwing myself on the floor表面, （房間的）地板 with my son all the time because of the bullets flying through通過；穿越 my window."

Mae Willie Turner, 79, of Taylor, Texas, was also scared. Drug dealers had brought（bring 的過去式及過去分詞）so much crime to her small hometown that she was afraid to sit on her own front porch門廊, 走廊（同veranda）.

But now all that has changed. Beltran says, "I haven't seen a bullet  hole空間, 洞，孔 in a year."
Turner boasts, "I can sit on my porch anytime."
These women are not the only Americans feeling a little safer these days.
In many cities, the rate of crime is going down. In 1994, violent crime dropped 8% in the nine largest U.S. cities.
During the first half of 1995, serious crime dropped an additional 2%. Murder was down 12%. 
Why is crime down? One reason may be the smart new way some police departments（組織或機構中的）部，系，處等 work.
In cities such as New Orleans, Philadelphia, New York and Chicago, police don't just cruise巡航、（計程車，警車等）緩慢巡行 around in patrol cars watching for crimes. Officers are on the streets, talking with the folks they protect. The new system is called community policing. Officers know the good citizens and the troublemakers, which makes it easier to solve crimes.
"I felt better almost as soon as the police moved in," says Brenda Holmes of New Orleans. "They've given us our lives back." 
Police officers are taking on new roles.
"We do neighborhood cleanups, counselling諮詢；輔導...you name it," says Djuana Adams, a police officer in New Orleans.
"We help the children with their homework, and they show up for treats對待, 給予 when they get good grades."
Community policing is not the only reason experts give for the drop in crime.
More criminals than ever are in prison, where they can't get into trouble.
Also, fewer people use crack破裂、身心崩潰、失敗、垮掉, the drug blamed for the rise in violent crime that started in 1984. 
Some experts think the crime rate will bounce back恢復 up in a few years.
There will be more males ages 15 to 29, the group that commits most crimes.
Plus, crime among kids has gone up, not down.
But if crime does rise again, police departments across the country are better prepared than ever to fight it.
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（D) 兩人都曾因為在家中感到害怕。

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But now all that has changed.
Beltran says, "I haven't seen a bullet hole in a year." 
Turner boasts, "I can sit on my porch anytime." 
These women are not the only Americans feeling a little safer these days. 

可知Beltran 曾說「我已經一年沒看到彈孔了」，而 Turner 則說「我隨時可以坐在門廊上」，這表明她們過去都曾因為治安不好而感到害怕，而現在情況有所改善。

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