The quick action of Nick helped five people escape a fire on Hope Road. Nick said he usually left his house about 5:30 a.m. to do morning exercises, but that day he decided to stay at home to get his daughter ready for school. As he looked at his neighbor’s house, he realized that it was on fire. “I saw smoke and flames and ran over and started beating on the side of the house, shouting, ‘Your house is on fire! Your house is on fire!’” Nick remembered it was at about 9 a.m. that the firefighters put out the fire.

Beverly Penny and her husband, Clark, along with their younger daughters, were sleeping in the living room next to the kitchen when they heard Nick beating on the walls. She opened the bedroom door and black smoke came in. She managed to get her kids out. Her dog tried to hide under the bed, but Penny caught it by the leg and threw it out of the door. However, chickens in one of the rooms weren’t so lucky.

Firefighters got the call at about 7:05 a.m. “When we arrived with our fire trucks, there were heavy flames outside on the house.” Jerry said. He called Nick a hero, saying that without his quick responses, the result could have been much worse. “The firefighters were fast,” Nick said, “They arrived here within about three minutes.”

“They did a great job and I can’t thank them enough.” Penny said, then looked at what remained in the house and shook her head as tears rolled down in her eyes. “Everything I have is gone. Luckily nobody was hurt in the fire.” She said the fire could have been caused by an electrical problem. “We’ve been having problems with mice, so that we could have had something to do with it.” she added.

1.What do you know about Nick?

A.He left house at 5:30 am that day. B.He has a son who goes to school.

C.He lives next to Beverly Penny. D.He had a day off on Thursday.

2.Which of the following is true?

A.Clark got hurt in the fire. B.Penny’s dog saved her kids.

C.Penny’s dog was killed in the fire. D.Penny’s chickens were killed in the fire.

3.When did the fire break out?

A.At about 5:30 am. B.At about 7 am.

C.At about 8 am. D.At about 9 am.

4.We can infer that ____ __.

A.Jerry is a firefighter B.Jerry found the fire

C.Jerry called the police D.Jerry helped Nick escape the fire

5.According to Penny, which of the following might be criticized(批评) for the fire?

A.Her dog. B.Her husband. C.Her chickens. D.Some mice.

How would you ask your parents to support your dream? American actress Emma Stone created a PowerPoint presentation (陈述) to get her parents’ support.

Stone is a rising star in Hollywood. She played the role of Gwen Stacy, Spider-Man’s high school love, in two Spider-Man movies.

The actress said her character was like the girl’s in the film. “Gwen is clear on what she wants to do with her life. I think I am just like her.”

Stone made up her mind to become an actress at the age of 15. But would her parents agree to her leaving school early and realizing her dream? The young girl decided to use the presentation to help her. “I used a lot of computers when I was young, and my dad’s a businessman, so I just thought a presentation is the way to get support,” she said.

The presentation is called Project Hollywood and she used pop singer Madonna’s classic song Hollywood in it, saying “just please let me move to LA to be an actress.”

Her method proved to be a success. In 2004, Stone dropped out of high school and moved with her mother to Los Angeles. She began to study at home after that.

Now Stone is a successful actress with many films to her name. Her next step is to try different things like strange comedies.

(No more than eight words)

1.What role did she play in film Spider-Man?

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2.When did Stone decide to become an actress?

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3.What did Stone use to get her parents’ support?

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4.How did Stone go on to study after dropping out of high school?

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5.What will Stone try in the future?

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