ThemajorityofyourreadersmusthavebeensurprisedandshockedtoreadaletterfromMr.HoggpublishedinlastWednesday’sHerald.Mr.Hoggseemstothinkthathisownconvenienceandthatofmotoristsingeneralaretheonlythingsthatmatterinourcity.

IwouldhavemoresympathywithMr.Hoggifhelimitedhimselftomakingconstructivesuggestionstoimprovethesituation.Nodoubthisproblemswouldbepartlysolvedifthelocalauthoritiesbuiltamulti-storeycarparkintheparkinthecitycentreinsteadofencouragingmotoriststousepublictransport.AllthesamejudgingfromthetoneofMr.Hogg’sletterIsuspectthatmotoristswhoaresocarelessofpedestrians’（行人）safetythattheywouldratherparktheircarsonthepavementthanholdupthetrafficwouldprobablybetoolazytouseamulti-storeycarparkiftheyhadtowalkafewhundredyardstotheirdestinationafterwards.

Mymainreasonforwritinghoweverismuchmoreimportant.IsMr.HoggawarethataccordingtofiguresissuedbytheDepartmentofTransport13000peoplewereknockeddowninBritainlastyearbecauseofcarsbeingillegallyparkedeitheronthepavementoroncrossings?Infactalthoughthetotalpedestriancasualty（伤亡事故）ratehasfallenoverthelasttenyearstherehasbeenanincreaseinaccidentscausedwhenpedestrianshavetostepoutintotheroadtoavoidparkedcarsonthepavementandcannotseecomingtraffic.

IforonecannotshareMr.Hogg’sviewthattheauthoritiesareprejudicedagainst“long-sufferingmotorists”.OnthecontraryIthinkthepenalties（处罚）forthedangerousparkingshouldbemadesevereenoughtopreventallmotoristsfrombreakingthelawinthisway.

79.FromthisletterwecaninferthatMr.Hoggthinks______.

A.motoristsshouldbeencouragedtousepublictransport.

B.amulti-storeycarparkshouldbebuiltinthecitycenter.

C.theauthoritiesshouldtrytheirbesttopreventtrafficaccidents.

D.pedestriansaretoocarelesswhentheywalkacrossthestreet.

80.Thewriterofthisletterthinksthat______.

A.tobuildacarparkinthecityisofnouse.

B.motoristsshouldnotneglectpedestrians’safety.

C.mostmotoristsarelazycarelessandselfish.

D.regulationsshou