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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 dirty 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 (請(qǐng)求) the fire brigade (消防隊(duì)) __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.

A. Although     B. Because       C. If             D. Since

A. pleasant      B. comfortable    C. thankful        D. free

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

A. that         B. like           C. which         D. as

A. new         B. cool          C. fresh          D. warm

A. when        B. until          C. while          D. after

A. Thus        B. Still          C. Only          D. Yet

A. through      B. with          C. from          D. by

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

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

A. finished      B. failed          C. continued    D. succeeded

A. bring         B. find           C. pump        D. borrow

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

A. besides       B. till            C. before       D. for

A. moving        B. taking         C. using        D. carrying

A. prevent        B. fight          C. strike        D. kill

A. rising         B. developing     C. lighting       D. spreading

A. keep          B. place          C. hold         D. catch

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

A. causing       B. getting         C. letting       D. making

Answer 1

【小題1】A

【小題2】C

【小題3】B

【小題4】D

【小題5】C

【小題6】A

【小題7】B

【小題8】A

【小題9】D

【小題10】B

【小題11】B

【小題12】A

【小題13】C

【小題14】C

【小題15】D

【小題16】A

【小題17】D

【小題18】A

【小題19】C

【小題20】D

解析:

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