It must have been after two o’clock in the morning when the last guest took his leave. Though we had enjoyed their stay, my wife and I were ___1___ to shut the door on them. We ___2___ all the dirty dishes and glasses as they were, and after opening a few windows to let some ___3___ air in and the smell of food out, we climbed into bed and ___4___ asleep.

    I ___5___ have been asleep for more than half an hour ___6___ I awoke with a strong smell of smoke. ___7___ half asleep, I stepped into the living room, and there, ___8___ heavy clouds of smoke, I saw one of our curtains was on fire. I should have ___9___ the windows then without delay, ___10___ instead I try to beat out the fire with a folded newspaper, ___11___ this failed, I hurried into the kitchen to ___12___ a bucket of water. At the same time, I shouted to Babara, who ___13___ phoned to summon the fire brigade(消防队) ___14___ coming to help me. We had to work at top speed ___15___ buckets of water from the kitchen to ___16___ the fire, fanned by the wind from the windows, ___17___. We were unable to ___18___ out the fire, but we managed to ___19___ it under control until the arrival of the firemen. ___20___, they arrived in time, and they had little difficulty in putting out the fire.

1. A. nervous           B. busy         C. thankful          D. free

2. A. laid               B. left          C. washed          D. put

3. A. hot                B. warm           C. fresh            D. cold

4. A. fell                B. felt          C. got              D. went

5. A. must              B. may         C. couldn’t          D. mustn’t

6. A. until               B. after         C. when            D. as

7. A. Not               B. Still          C. No              D. Only

8. A. through           B. by           C. from            D. in

9. A. broken             B. opened       C. closed           D. removed

10.A. and              B. but          C. so              D. or

11.A. For               B. When        C. And             D. If

12.A. bring             B. find          C. take             D. carry

13.A. eagerly           B. nervously     C. hurriedly         D. certainly

14.A. before            B. for          C. after            D. when

15.A. taking             B. getting       C. sending          D. carrying

16.A. beat              B. fight         C. prevent          D. make

17.A. rising             B. burning      C. lighting          D. spreading

18.A. get               B. put          C. keep            D. take

19.A. keep              B. leave        C. make            D. hold

20.A. However          B. Therefore     C. Fortunately       D. Especially

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