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  It must have been after two o’clock in the morning when the last guest left. Though we had enjoyed their stay, my wife and I were very thankful to close the door on them. We  1  all the dirty dishes and glasses as they were ,and after opening several windows to let some  2  air in and the smell of food out, we climb in bed and  3  asleep.

   I couldn’t have been asleep for more than half an hour when I awoke with a strong smell of smoke.   4   half asleep, I stepped into the living-room , and there, though heavy clouds of smoke, I saw one of my curtains was on fire. I should have

  5  the windows first, _  6 __ instead I tried to beat about the fire with a folded newspaper. When this failed ,I hurried into the kitchen to   7  a bucket of the water. At the same time I shout to Barbara, who  8  called the fire brigade(消防员)before coming to helped me . We have to work at top speed carrying buckets of the water. From the kitchen to  9   the fire, fanned by the wind from the windows, spreading. We were unable to  10    out the fire .Luckily, the fireman arrived in no time, and they had little difficulty in putting out the fire.

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

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

3. A. fell     B. felt      C. fresh      D. went

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

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

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

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

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

9. A. beat    B. fight     C. stop      D. make

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

                  B

Almost everyone__1__the meanings of Mr, Mrs and Miss. Mr is used before the family names of men. Mrs is for married(结婚的) women and Miss is for unmarried women. But__2__is Ms?

Some businessmen(商人) in the United States__3__Ms before a woman's name when they do not know whether(是否) the woman is married. Today, however, many women like Ms better__4__Mrs or Miss.

The word "__5__" does not tell us whether or not a man is married. Some women want to be equal to(和......平等)__6__in this way. These women feel that it is not important for people to know whether they are married or not.

There are some problems with "Ms", however. __7__women like it. Some like the older ways of doing things. Some find__8__difficult to read. Ms__9__[miz]. Young women like it better than older women do. It is difficult to know whether Ms will be used by more American women in the future. What do you think__10__it?

1. A. knows   B. know   C. knew   D. is knowing

2. A. how   B. what   C. who   D. which

3. A. use to   B. using   C. uses   D. use

4. A. to   B. for     C. than    D. as

5. A. Ms   B. Mrs     C. Miss   D. Mr

6. A. men   B. girls     C. ladies  D. boys

7. A. None of  B. Not all   C. All   D. Neither of

8. A. this    B. that     C. them  D. it

9. A. sounds like  B. read like  C. is sounded like  D. is sound like

10. A. at   B. of   C. on     D. to

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