完形填空。
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, through 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
( )2. A. hot
( )3. A. fell
( )4. A. Not
( )5. A. broken
( )6. A. and
( )7. A. bring
( )8. A. eagerly
( )9. A. beat
( )10. A. get |
B. left
B. warm
B. felt
B. Still
B. opened
B. but
B. find
B. nervously
B. fight
B. put |
C. washed
C. fresh
C. fresh
C. No
C. closed
C. so
C. take
C. hurriedly
C. stop
C. keep |
D. put
D. cold
D. went
D. Only
D. removed
D. or
D. carry
D. certainly
D. make
D. take |