On the morning of May 29, Donna left unusually early for her 5:30 a.m. work at Noone’s Restaurant. She drove along a rural road,    1    as she often did to admire the old farmhouse she passed each day. But as she looked more    2   , she saw flames on one of the porch’s(门廊) posts. Donna pulled into the driveway and honked her horn(喇叭).

No response. With flames cutting her    3    from the front entrance, she ran to a side door, which was   4   . “Wake up,” she cried, running through the house. “   5   !”

    Just hours earlier Corinne Allin had put 18-month-old Benjamin, Devon, seven, and Amy, nine, to   6   . Now, awakened by the shouts, she stumbled(踉跄) down the steps into a    7    and saw the fire immediately. “My children , my husband ---they’re   8    upstairs,” Corinne said.

    “I’ll get them,” Donna said. “Call 911.”

    Donna    9    her way up the stairs through the    10   . While Hugh Allin went to see if he could put the fire    11    with the hose(水管), Devon dashed into Amy’s room. “Get up,” he cried. Amy lifted Benjamin from his bed. With windows exploding and smoke surrounding them, they made their way out of the    12   door.

In the disorder that followed, Donna slipped away to work. Passing the blackened house that evening, she stopped and left a note. Later that night the Allin family paid a    13   . Corinne explained that the fire began when she pressed out a    14    in a potted plant on the front porch. “But thanks to you,” she said with tears in her eyes, “we’re    15   .”

1. A. speeding B. slowingC. getting off　　  D. going out

2. A. closely    B. quietly　　　　    C. proudly   D. tightly

3. A. up　　　　  B. in　　　　　　　　  C. around　　　　   D. off

4. A. closed    B. open　　　　　　  C. locked　　　　   D. unlocked

5. A. Fire　　    B. Help　　    C. Hello　　　　　　  D. Come on

6. A. bed　　    B. desk　　    C. playground　　 D. school

7.A. room　　   B. heat　　    C. stranger   D. street

8.A. already    B. just　　　　 C. still　　　　　　  D. even

9.A. found　　  B. stepped   C. made　　　　　　 D. moved

10A. flames    B. smoke　　　　    C. rubbish    D. ashes

11.A. out　　    B. down　　　　　　 C. up　　　　   D. over

12.A. room    B. back      C. front　　　　　　  D. side

13.A. bill　　    B. visit　　    C. look　　   　　   D. part

14.A. match    B. wood　　　　　　 C. cigarette  D. oven

15.A. free　　   B. awake　　　　    C. alive　　 &ntbs?

p;  D. successful

Stranger in the Flames

On the morning of May 29, Donna left unusually early for her 5:30 a.m. work at Noone’s Restaurant. She drove along a rural road,    1    as she often did to admire the old farmhouse she passed each day. But as she looked more    2   , she saw flames on one of the porch’s(门廊) posts. Donna pulled into the driveway and honked her horn(喇叭).

No response. With flames cutting her    3    from the front entrance, she ran to a side door, which was   4   . “Wake up,” she cried, running through the house. “   5   !”

    Just hours earlier Corinne Allin had put 18-month-old Benjamin, Devon, seven, and Amy, nine, to   6   . Now, awakened by the shouts, she stumbled(踉跄) down the steps into a    7    and saw the fire immediately. “My children , my husband ---they’re   8    upstairs,” Corinne said.

    “I’ll get them,” Donna said. “Call 911.”

    Donna    9    her way up the stairs through the    10   . While Hugh Allin went to see if he could put the fire    11    with the hose(水管), Devon dashed into Amy’s room. “Get up,” he cried. Amy lifted Benjamin from his bed. With windows exploding and smoke surrounding them, they made their way out of the    12   door.

In the disorder that followed, Donna slipped away to work. Passing the blackened house that evening, she stopped and left a note. Later that night the Allin family paid a    13   . Corinne explained that the fire began when she pressed out a    14    in a potted plant on the front porch. “But thanks to you,” she said with tears in her eyes, “we’re    15   .”

1. A. speeding B. slowingC. getting off　　  D. going out

2. A. closely    B. quietly　　　　    C. proudly   D. tightly

3. A. up　　　　  B. in　　　　　　　　  C. around　　　　   D. off

4. A. closed    B. open　　　　　　  C. locked　　　　   D. unlocked

5. A. Fire　　    B. Help　　    C. Hello　　　　　　  D. Come on

6. A. bed　　    B. desk　　    C. playground　　 D. school

7.A. room　　   B. heat　　    C. stranger   D. street

8.A. already    B. just　　　　 C. still　　　　　　  D. even

9.A. found　　  B. stepped   C. made　　　　　　 D. moved

10A. flames    B. smoke　　　　    C. rubbish    D. ashes

11.A. out　　    B. down　　　　　　 C. up　　　　   D. over

12.A. room    B. back      C. front　　　　　　  D. side

13.A. bill　　    B. visit　　    C. look　　   　　   D. part

14.A. match    B. wood　　　　　　 C. cigarette  D. oven

15.A. free　　   B. awake　　　　    C. alive　　    D. successful

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Firemen have ___1___ fast.When the fire bell ___2___,they have to jump up,___3___their truck,and get to the fire ___4___ they can.As the truck ___5___,the men spring into action.

Some connect the hose.Others ___6___ the ladders.Others get ___7___ to run up the ladders with hoses and axes.Each fireman has a ___8___ to do,and each job has ___9___ fast.

Beside putting ___10___ the fire,firemen have to give ___11___ to people who are burned or hurt.They must know ___12___ to help people ___13___ are overcome by smoke.They know how to do this by ___14___ them help in breathing.

Fast work by firemen ___15___ many lives and many thousands of dollars.

[　　]1．A．work　　　 B．to work

　　　　 C．working　　D．worked

[　　]2．A．rings B．noise

　　　　 C．beats D．Calls

[　　]3．A．get on B．get off

　　　　 C．get to D．get back

[　　]4．A．faster B．as fast as

　　　　 C．faster than D．the fastest

[　　]5．A．stops　　　 B．goes

　　　　 C．drives away D．moves

[　　]6．A．put on  B．put up

　　　　 C．put out D．put into

[　　]7．A．on　　　B．up

　　　　 C．early 　D．ready

[　　]8．A．work　 B．job

　　　　 C．dress　D．thing

[　　]9．A．to do　　　 B．to be doing

　　　　 C．to be done　D．be doing

[　　]10．A．out　　B．in

　　　　  C．on　　 D．away

[　　]11．A．thread　 B．food

　　　　  C．help　　 D．water

[　　]12．A．who　　 B．how

　　　　  C．whom    D．whose

[　　]13．A．who　　 B．where

　　　　  C．whose　 D．these

[　　]14．A．gave　　B．to give

　　　　  C．given　 D．giving

[　　]15．A．saved　　　　B．be saved

　　　　  C．has saved　  D．have been saved

　　Cloze

　　A strange thing happened in our garden the other day. I went out to play with the dog for a few minutes, and 1 that the dog was barking 2 a big tree. I went to look at it and saw a hole at the 3 of the tree. I didn't know how long it had been there.

　　The dog was very 4 and started to dig at the hole. 5 what was in the hole, I got the garden hose (软管) and turned 6 the water. Then I pushed the hose 7 the hole and waited to see what would happen.

　　At first nothing happened. 8 suddenly a large rat rushed out of the hole, ran 9 the garden and disappeared into some waste ground behind the garden. 10 this unexpected incident, the poor dog was 11 to react. It ran to the fence and 12 into the trees, but without any 13 .

　　Now 14 we go into the garden, the dog always goes to the hole and waits eagerly 15 to the hole again.

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　　The Currier and Ives printing house was founded by Nathaniel Currier in 1834. James Ives joined the printing house as an assistant eighteen years later just after marrying Currier's sister, and became one of the owners in 1857. The pair showed an unusual ability(能力)to tell what the, American public would rush to buy in the way of cheap art, and actually hundreds of thousands of prints including as many as 7,000 different pictures were turned out and sold from the printing house's shop in lower New York by Street sellers and over shop counters(柜台)throughout the country and even in Europe. They met with success in their business. Though in the course of time Currier and Ives hired some of America's finest artists, art value could certainly not be counted among the printing house' s real aims. Some time after it went out of business in 1907, the prints enjoyed new popularity(受人喜爱) as some people's collection, and the rarer examples brought thousands of dollars in the 1920's.

(1)Ives became one of the owners ________.

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A．as soon as he married Currier's sister

B．when he could tell American taste in cheap art than Currier

C．after eighteen years of service to the printing house

D．when he had worked for the printing house for about five years

(2)What seemed to make the printing house so successful was ________.

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A．its feeling for what the public would buy

B．its choice of shop situation in lower New York

C．the fact that it published prints that interested collectors

D．its decision to hire some of great American artists

(3)From the passage, we may conclude that ________.

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A．during its whole history, the printing hose sold 7,000 prints

B．the printing house's prints were also popular in Europe

C．the printing house was famous for its valuable prints.

D．street sellers were the printing house's most effective sales force

(4)After the printing house stopped producing prints, ________ became most valuable to collectors.

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A．the ones by the best artists

B．the ones produce earliest

C．the ones of which fewest continued to exist

D．the ones which were most popular in the beginning