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She Walked Through Fire

On Thanksgiving weekend, the Heffelmire family gathered for a meal at their home. After dinner, the family went down to the finished basement to relax except Charlotte’s father, Eric, who was in the garage to fix his truck.

Around 8 p.m., Charlotte decided to check on her dad. She walked through the kitchen. When she opened the side door to the garage, black smoke rose up into the kitchen. She could barely make out her father lying on his back, trapped under the truck. He’d removed the front passenger-side tyre and raised the truck on a jack(千斤顶). The truck had slipped off the jack, and now the whole weight of the wheel was on his chest and shoulders.

Charlotte ran to the front of the truck and struggled to lift it. Eric was still conscious, and he yelled, “You got it! One more try!” She tried again and was able to tip the truck backward just enough for her to pull her dad by the shirt with both hands from under the truck.

She dragged him across the garage and 20 feet down the driveway. Then she ran back to the garage, which had burst into flames. “I was afraid the car was going to explode,” says Charlotte, so she climbed into the truck, which faced forward, turned the key, and pressed the gas pedal(油门). The car slowly rolled out, the metal wheel scratching loudly against the concrete.

Safely on the driveway, Charlotte stopped the truck and ran back to the basement. “There’s a fire! Everybody get out!” she yelled as she picked up her three-month-old niece and ran out. Outside, she handed the baby to her mom, and then ran around to the burning garage. She picked up a garden hose(水管)and sprayed the fire while calling 911.

A few minutes later, firefighters and an ambulance arrived. Charlotte was treated for second-degree burns on both her feet and face. Her dad had injuries on his chest and shoulders, as well as minor burns on his face. The garage and the house were damaged but the family survived.

The Heffelmires are staying in an apartment while their house is rebuilt. “Charlotte is a remarkable kid,” says her dad. Charlotte, however, simply says, “ I was saving my family and my house. I wasn’t going to let my dad die.”

1.Eric got trapped because

A. the truck slipped off the jack.

B. the wheel fell off the truck.

C. the front tyre was removed.

D. the kitchen was on fire.

2.Which of the following is the correct order of the events?

a. Charlotte called the firefighters.

b. Charlotte saved Eric from under the truck.

c. Charlotte drove the truck out of the garage.

d. Charlotte warned the family to leave the house.

A. b, c, a, d B. a, b, d, c

C. b, c, d, a D. a, c, b, d

3.As a result of the fire,

A. the house was not fit to live in.

B. the truck exploded.

C. the three-month-old baby was injured.

D. Charlotte was burned on her chest and shoulders.

4.It can be inferred from the passage that Charlotte is

A. proud and clear-headed.

B. calm and quick-minded.

C. modest and easy-going.

D. independent and self-centered.

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Young people and older people do not always agree. They sometimes have different ideas about living, working and playing. But in one special program in New York State, adults and teenagers live together in a friendly way.

Each summer 200 teenagers and 50 adults live together for eight weeks as members of a special work group. Everyone works several hours each day. They do so not just to keep busy but to find meaning and fun in work. Some teenagers work in the forests or on the farms near the village. Some learn to make things like tables and chairs and to build houses. The adults teach them these skills.

There are several free hours each day. Weekends are free, too. During the free hours some of the teenagers learn photo-taking or drawing. Others sit around and talk or sing. Each teenager chooses his own way to pass his free time.

When people live together, they should have rules. In this program the teenagers and the adults make the rules together. If someone breaks a rule, the problem goes before the whole group. They talk about it and ask, “Why did it happen? What should we do about it?”

One of the teenagers has said something about it, “You have to stop thinking only about yourself. You learn how to think about the group.”

1.In one special program in New York State, young and older people_______.

A. don’t work well together

B. are friendly to each other

C. teach each other new ways of building houses

D. spend eight weeks together, working as farmers

2.All the members work some time every day mainly to________.

A. lead a busy life B. learn new skills of farming

C. get used to the life on the farms D. find useful things and pleasure in work

3.Living together, ________.

A. the teenagers don’t have to obey the rules

B. the members have to obey the rules the adults make

C. the members have no free time but on weekends

D. the members should not break the rules

4.Who make the rules in this program?

A. the teenagers and the adults

B. the teenagers

C. the adults

D. the program

5.The best title for the passage is________.

A. The Rules of Living Together B. Life in New York State

C. Teenagers and Adults Together D. Free Hours in the Special Work Group

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