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Peter was a small boy. He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills. The people there
were all poor. One night it was very dry and windy. When everybody was asleep, Peter suddenly heard
some noise. It came out from the kitchen (厨房). He got up and walked to the kitchen. He found that the wood beside the stove (火炉) was burning. There was no water tap (水龙头) in the house,so he could
not put out (扑灭) the fire. He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house. Then he ran out of his
house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up. They all left their houses quickly.At last the fire was put out by the firemen. Many houses were hurt. But nobody was hurt in the fire.
1. Peter lived with his_____.
A. sisters
B. brothers
C. uncles
D. parents
2. One night he found that_____beside the stove was burning.
A. the table
B. the wood
C. the door
D. the window
3. _____, so he could not put out the fire.
A. Everybody was asleep
B. He couldn't shout loudly
C. The kitchen was very big
D. There was no water tap in the house
4. Peter knocked on the doors of many houses _____.
A. to wake the people up
B. to get some water
C. to find his classmates
D. to visit the people
5. _____hurt in the fire.
A. People in other houses were
B. Peter's parents were
C. Nobody was
D. Peter was
