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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 | |
| 小题2: | | A．pleasant | B．comfortable | C．thankful | D．free | |
| 小题3: | | A．laid | B．left | C．washed | D．put | |
| 小题4: | | A．that | B．like | C．which | D．as | |
| 小题5: | A．new | B．cool | C．fresh | D．warm | |
| 小题6: | | A．when | B．until | C．while | D．after | |
| 小题7: | | A．Thus | B．Still | C．Only | D．Yet | |
| 小题8: | | A．through | B．with | C．from | D．by | |
| 小题9: | | A．broken | B．opened | C．removed | D．closed | |
| 小题11: | | A．finished | B．failed | C．continued | D．succeeded | |
| 小题12: | | A．bring | B．find | C．pump | D．borrow | |
| 小题13: | | A．eagerly | B．nervously | C．hurriedly | D．certainly | |
| 小题14: | | A．besides | B．till | C．before | D．for | |
