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It must have been after two o’clock in the morning when the last guest took his leave. __
36__ we had enjoyed their stay, my wife and I were quite __
37__ to shut the door on them. We __
38__ all the d

irty dishes and glasses __
39__ they were, and after opening a few windows to let some __
40__ air in and the smell of food out, we climbed into bed and fell asleep.
I couldn’t have been asleep for more than half an hour __
41__ I awoke with a strong smell of smoke. __
42__ half asleep, I stepped into the living-room, and there, __
43__ heavy clouds of smoke, I saw one of the curtains was on fire. I should have __
44__ the windows then without delay, __
45_ instead I tried to beat out the fire with a folded newspaper. When this __
46__, I hurried into the kitchen to __
47__ a bucket of water. At the same time, I shouted to Barbara, who __
48__ phoned to summon (请求) the fire brigade (消防队) __
49__ coming to help me. We had to work at top speed __
50__ buckets of water from the kitchen to __
51
__ the fire, fanned by the wind from the windows, from __
52__. We were unable to put out the fire, but we managed to __
53__ it under control until the arrival of the firemen. _
_54__, they arrived in no time, and they had little difficulty __
55_ the fire stop burning.
小题1: | A.Although | B.Beca use | C.If | D.Since |
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小题2: | A.pleasant | B.comfortable | C.thankful | D.free |
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小题3: | A.laid | B.left | C.washed | D.put |
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小题5: | A.new | B.cool | C.fresh | D.warm |
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小题6: | A.when | B.until | C.while | D.after |
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小题8: | A.through | B.with | C.from | D.by |
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小题9: | A.broken | B.opened | C.removed | D.closed |
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小题11: | A.finished | B.failed | C.continued | D.succeeded |
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小题12: | A.bring | B.find | C.pump | D.borrow |
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小题13: | A.eagerly | B.nervously | C.hurriedly | D.certainly |
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小题14: | A.besides | B.till | C.before | D.for |
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小题15: | A.moving | B.taking | C.using | D.carrying |
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小题16: | A.prevent | B.fight | C.strike | D.kill |
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小题17: | A.rising | B.developing | C.lighting | D.spreading |
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小题18: | A.keep | B.place | C.hold | D.catch |
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小题19: | A.However | B.Therefore | C.Fortunately | D.Especially |
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小题20: | A.causing | B.getting | C.letting | D.making |
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