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1. The mayor of the largest Chilean city near the epicenter of Saturday's quake says food aid is arriving in Concepcion. But the power is still out and water is scarce. Troops are patrolling the city, trying to prevent further looting.

2. President Barack Obama is taking aim at the nation's school dropout¹ epidemic². He is suggesting that $900 million be given to states and school districts that agree to make drastic changes in their worst performing schools or even shut those schools down.

3. Authorities are widening a search for a 17-year-old girl missing in San Diego County. Thirty-year-old registered sex offender³ John Gardner was booked yesterday for investigation⁴ of first-degree murder and rape⁵. Chelsea King was last seen Thursday.

4. And an Ohio officer is lucky to be alive after a car slid in slip conditions and hit him. The officer lost consciousness for four minutes and woke at a hospital with multiple fractures. The 22-year-old veteran is expected to pull through.

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1 dropout
n.退学的学生；退学；退出者
参考例句：
There is a high dropout rate from some college courses.有些大学课程的退出率很高。 In the long haul,she'll regret having been a school dropout.她终归会后悔不该中途辍学。

2 epidemic
n.流行病；盛行；adj.流行性的，流传极广的
参考例句：
That kind of epidemic disease has long been stamped out.那种传染病早已绝迹。 The authorities tried to localise the epidemic.当局试图把流行病限制在局部范围。

3 offender
n.冒犯者，违反者，犯罪者
参考例句：
They all sued out a pardon for an offender.他们请求法院赦免一名罪犯。 The authorities often know that sex offenders will attack again when they are released.当局一般都知道性犯罪者在获释后往往会再次犯案。

4 investigation
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。 He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。

5 rape
n.抢夺，掠夺，强奸；vt.掠夺，抢夺，强奸
参考例句：
The rape of the countryside had a profound ravage on them.对乡村的掠夺给他们造成严重创伤。 He was brought to court and charged with rape.他被带到法庭并被指控犯有强奸罪。