1 . Homeowners Hermine Ricketts and her husband, Tom Carroll, held a ceremonial planting of vegetables in their garden on the day when a Florida law went into effect that removed local bans across the state on vegetable gardens at residential properties. It was one of the rules that had forced the couple, who lived in Miami Shores, to uproot(根除) all the vegetables in the garden that Ricketts had kept for almost twenty years.

Ricketts had her vegetable garden in her front yard because it faced south and her backyard was mostly in the shade. The retired architect said she gardened for the food and also for the peace it brought her.

“This is a peach tree that I planted, and around it, I had kale, and in between the kale, I had some cabbages,” Ricketts said then.

But then a zoning ordinance(条例) was tightened by Miami Shores Village to forbid vegetables in front yards on the ground, saying that they were unpleasant to look at. Village officials told Ricketts to uproot all her vegetables or she would face a $50 daily fine according to the ban.

And she fought back, joining up with the Institute for Justice, a national law firm, to challenge the ban.

It took six years, but they won. The Florida Legislature passed a bill protecting vegetable gardens, and Governor Ron DeSantis signed it. “After nearly six years of fighting... I will once again be able to legally plant vegetables in my front yard,” Ricketts said in a statement. “I’m grateful to the Legislature and the Governor for standing up to protect my freedom to grow healthy food on my own property.”

She complained that the fight even had to happen. “We had kept a beautiful, nutritious garden for many years before the Village went out of its way to ban it and then scared us with ruinous fines,” she said.

“Gardening is wonderful,” Ricketts added gladly. “I feel victory.... I have no words.”

1. Why did Ricketts position her vegetable garden in the front yard?

A．It was peaceful out there.	B．It could get enough sunlight.
C．It offered more vegetables.	D．It was mostly in the shade.

2. What do we know about the local ban in Miami Shores?

A．It required a regular fine.	B．It had been effective for twenty years.
C．It was tightened to forbid ugly gardens.	D．It was removed after Ricketts’ ceremony.

3. Which word best describes Ricketts’ attitude to the fight itself?

A．Proud.

B．Grateful.

C．Dissatisfied.

D．Disapproving.

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

A．A Ban on Vegetable Gardens in Front Yards.

B．A Bill Signed to Protect Vegetable Gardens.

C．A Couple Held a Ceremonial Planting of Vegetables.

D．A Couple Won the Right to Plant Vegetables in Front Yards.