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14£®The city of Los Angeles is finally getting serious about retrofitting£¨·ÐÞ£© the soft wood frame apartment buildings and the weak concrete ones that are at risk of collapsing during a substantial earthquake£®A concrete building without adequate steel reinforcement can crumble to the ground£¬as some did in the 1971Sylmar earthquake£¬killing dozens£®The first step is to take a list of the 29£¬000apartment buildings that were built before 1978£¬when the building code was changed to require stronger wood frame and concrete buildings£®The second step will be the analysis of those buildings by structural experts to see if they should be retrofitted£¬which needs essential professionalism£®Then comes the stage to decide who pays for the work that needs to be done£¬Landlords£¿Renters£¿Taxpayers£¿The step posed the biggest obstacle to all parties involved£®
Actually Under L£®A£®'s rent control law£¬property owners can pass on 100% of the cost of¡®essential'retrofitting work to renters£®Some favor this pass-through move£¬arguing that many mom-and-pop landlords of small buildings are as cash-strapped as one can imagine£¬if not more so£®
However£¬the reality is that£¬like many landlords£¬the insolvency of most renters will finally make the retrofitting an empty talk£®Besides£¬the cost of retrofitting should not fall on any one group as this work is done to prevent people from being killed in earthquakes£®Protecting buildings serves the interests of renters£¬property owners and the city as a whole£¬which qualifies it as a matter of public safety issue so that L£®A£®government needs to find ways to shoulder some burden of the cost£®
It has been decided by the city government that the government will get involved£¬trying to find ways to reduce costs for landlords for the retrofitting projects£¬and the government is establishing a law to create a tax reduction for retrofitting for landlords£®It's not clear at this point how much tax the state could afford to give up£¬or how much tax cut owners can get£®Some even say that the actual financial assistance landlords can get is far less than is expected£®However£¬what it's known definitely now is that Los Angeles must not allow retrofitting to be put off although the money issue poses a big problem£®The bottom line is the human life rather than money£®
74£®According to the passage£¬which issue is the most essential in deciding the future of the city's retrofitting project£¿D
A£®Having all the parties involved aware of the importance of retrofitting£®
B£®Making a list of all the buildings that were built before a certain date£®
C£®Deciding professionally on whether the listed buildings need retrofitting£®
D£®Working out adequate ways to provide financial support for retrofitting£®
75£®According to the passage£¬the underlined word insolvencyis closest in meaning toA£®
A£®not having enough money to pay debts
B£®poor relationship with landlords
C£®unwillingness to participate
D£®unfair treatment received
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A£®Most L£®A£®apartments are of Soft wood frame or of weak concrete£®
B£®According to L£®A£®rent law£¬landlords and renters share the cost for retrofit work£®
C£®According to government decision£¬owners will mainly be responsible for the retrofit£®
D£®Government will pay mainly for the retrofitting work as it relates with people's life£®
77£®What is the main idea of the passage£¿B
A£®The likelihood of weak apartment falling in big earthquakes£®
B£®The background of LA apartment retrofit and its financial solution£®
C£®The argument between landlords£¬renters and governments over money issues£®
D£®The importance of LA government's involvement in life-saving projects£®
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