任务型阅读。
One year there was a terrible flood in the countryside. For a week it rained every day. The river rose
and burst its banks (冲垮河岸). (A) The water flooded the whole countryside.
Most of the people escaped (B)_________ the flood in boats. One old man, however, didn't want to
go with them. He sat on the roof of his house and waited for the water to go down.
He was very religious (笃信宗教的). "I shall stay here," he said. "God will save me."
The rain continued. The flood water rose higher and higher. Soon the water reached the roof of the
man's house.
Two men rowed a boat to the man's house, trying to save him. "Come with us, "they said." The water
is still rising. You'll be drowned (淹死)." The old man shook his head. "No," he said. "God will save me."
Sadly, the men rowed away. (C) They thought the old man was crazy, but there was nothing they could
do. Soon the water covered the roof of the old man's house.
A helicopter(直升机)arrived and the pilot put down a rope. "Climb up," he shouted to the old man.
"The water is still rising. You'll be drowned. "But the old man still didn't want to leave his house. "God
will save me, "he cried. And the helicopter flew away.
The old man drowned in the water the next day. He went to heaven (天堂)．
根据短文内容，回答下列问题。
1. 请将(A)处画线句子改为被动语态:
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2. 请在(B)处填入适当的介词:
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3. 请将(C)处画线句子翻译成汉语:
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4. Why didn't the old man leave his house?
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5. How did the two men try to save the old man?
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