Winton Castle was damaged in a fire last night．The fire, which was discovered at about 9 o’clock, spread very quickly．Nobody was injured but two people had to rescue from an upstairs room．A number of paintings are believed to have been destroyed．It isn’t known how the fire started．
Road delays
Repair work started yesterday on the Paxham-Longworth road．The road is being resurfaced and there will be long delays．Drivers are asked to choose another way if possible．The work is expected to last two weeks．Next Sunday the road will be closed and traffic will be diverted(改道)．
Accident
A woman was taken to hospital after her car collided(碰撞)with a truck near Nor-stock yesterday．She was allowed home later after treatment．The road was blocked for an hour after the accident and the traffic had to be diverted．A policeman said afterwards, “The woman was lucky．She could have been killed．”
(1)
In the passage, we’re informed ________．
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A．
when the fire started
B．
how the fire started
C．
many paintings might have been damaged in the fire．
D．
why nobody was injured
(2)
As a result of the traffic accident yesterday, ________．
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A．
a lot of valuable things were broken
B．
five hundred pounds and a car were lost
C．
the traffic had to be diverted
D．
a woman was too lucky to kill herself
(3)
The woman injured in the traffic accident ________．
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A．
was still being questioned by the police
B．
had a narrow escape
C．
had escaped in a car earlier in the day
D．
is being controlled by the police
(4)
What do you know about the Paxham-Longworth road?
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A．
An accident happened there and the traffic was diverted．
B．
Another road was open for the drivers during the road repairs．
C．
The road was blocked for an hour after a traffic accident．
D．
The surface of the road needed repairing for two weeks．
