Question

One Saturday morning a careless car-driver1a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton.The forest at the side of the road was2because there had been no3for many days.Within a few minutes the trees were4fire.
A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his5to Stanton.As soon as he reached the town he told6about it.Soon fire fighters were7westwards.When they arrived the fire they saw was very8.It could not spread to the north because of a lake9to the south because of a wide10.But a11wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not stop it.Then,one of the firefighters12a message back to the town13
radio.
The chief fire officer and14of people hurried to a place about a mile15of the town.There they16dynamite to blow down the trees and to clear a wide path through the forest.17the fire reached the path it began to18down because there was19left to burn.After several hours they20to put out the fire and save the town.

1. 1.
   1. A.
      lit
   2. B.
      threw
   3. C.
      put
   4. D.
      smoked
2. 2.
   1. A.
      wet
   2. B.
      dry
   3. C.
      thick
   4. D.
      heavy
3. 3.
   1. A.
      snow
   2. B.
      water
   3. C.
      rain
   4. D.
      wind
4. 4.
   1. A.
      set
   2. B.
      caught
   3. C.
      on
   4. D.
      in
5. 5.
   1. A.
      way
   2. B.
      path
   3. C.
      road
   4. D.
      street
6. 6.
   1. A.
      the man
   2. B.
      the police
   3. C.
      the forest
   4. D.
      the fire
7. 7.
   1. A.
      hurrying
   2. B.
      reaching
   3. C.
      arriving
   4. D.
      getting
8. 8.
   1. A.
      big
   2. B.
      small
   3. C.
      large
   4. D.
      little
9. 9.
   1. A.
      and
   2. B.
      or
   3. C.
      but
   4. D.
      even
10. 10.
    1. A.
       road
    2. B.
       farm
    3. C.
       river
    4. D.
       forest
11. 11.
    1. A.
       east
    2. B.
       west
    3. C.
       south
    4. D.
       north
12. 12.
    1. A.
       got
    2. B.
       took
    3. C.
       sent
    4. D.
       carried
13. 13.
    1. A.
       with
    2. B.
       from
    3. C.
       on
    4. D.
       by
14. 14.
    1. A.
       many
    2. B.
       most
    3. C.
       hundreds
    4. D.
       a hundred
15. 15.
    1. A.
       east
    2. B.
       north
    3. C.
       south
    4. D.
       west
16. 16.
    1. A.
       will use
    2. B.
       use
    3. C.
       would use
    4. D.
       used
17. 17.
    1. A.
       However
    2. B.
       Though
    3. C.
       When
    4. D.
       If
18. 18.
    1. A.
       put
    2. B.
       go
    3. C.
       die
    4. D.
       get
19. 19.
    1. A.
       something
    2. B.
       nothing
    3. C.
       anything
    4. D.
       everything
20. 20.
    1. A.
       tried
    2. B.
       succeeded
    3. C.
       managed
    4. D.
       decided

Answer 1

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1.粗心的司机把点燃的香烟扔出了窗外，这才引起了火灾。
2.由于好几天没有下雨了，所以森林很干燥。
3.根据常识。
4. be on fire是词组，是“着火”的意思。
5. on one’s way to sp. 是“在去什么地方的路上”。
6.由于是火灾，所以他第一个应该告诉的是警察。
7.救火人员应该迅速地到达火灾现场。
8.根据下文和词义。
9.这里表示“既不能向北，也不能向南”，用在否定句中用“or”。
10.根据上文的lake。
11.由于森林是在小镇的西边，也就是说小镇是在森林的东边，要把西边的火带到东边来，必须吹的是西风。
12. send a message 是“送消息”的意思。
13. by radio是“用无线电”的意思。
14. hundreds of people 表示“成百上千的人”。
15.根据上文的west wind。
16.根据上下文，用过去时。
17.当火蔓延到那片空地的时候。
18. die down 是“变弱，渐渐停止”的意思。
19.根据常识。
20. manage to do sth.是“成功地做某事”的意思，succeed后要跟 in doing sth.。