72. It was almost midnight that a fire　　　　 _____ in the neighborhood.

A. set off;　 B.dreamed of ;　 C.settle down;　 D.rather than；　 E.glaring at;　 F.Now that; 　G.As far as;　 H.watch out;　 I.in the distance;　 J.broke out;　 K. Cheer up

71. “If you don’t 　　　　　　, you will hurt yourself.” said my mother.

“Fire! Fire!” What terrible words to hear when one woke up in a strange house in the middle of a night. It was a large , old wooden house and my room was on the top floor. I 　36　 　out of the bed, opened the door and stepped 　37　 into the passage ( 通道). It was full of thick　 38　 .

I began to run, but I was still only 　39. Instead of going towards the stairs , I went to the 　40　 direction. The smoke grew 41　 and I could see flames (火苗) around . The floor became hot under my bare(赤裸的) 　42　 , I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window . But 　43　 I could reach it , one of my feet caught in something 　44　 and I fell down . The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle (捆) of clothes, and I picked it up to 　45　 　my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave away under me and I fell to the floor below with pieces of 　46　 wood all around me.

I saw a flaming doorway in floor, so I put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terribly, but I got 　47　 . As I reached the cold　 48　 outside , the bundle of clothes gave a thin cry. I nearly 　49　 it in 　50　 . Then I saw a crowd got together in the street . A woman in a night dress and a 　51 man’s coat screamed as she saw me and came 　52　 madly. “ My baby!” she cried. The crowd 　53　 madly as she took the smoke-blackened bundle out of my arms. I had some difficulty in 　54　 her . She was the Mayor’s wife, and I had 　55　 her baby.

36. A. jumped　　　　 　　 B. stood　　　　　　　　 C. lay　　　　　　　　　　 D. fell

37. A. out 　　　　　　　　　 B. down　　　　　　　　 C. up　　　　　　　　　　 D. back

38. A. gases　　　　　　　　　 B. smoke　　　　 　　 C. noise　　　　　　　　 D. darkness

39. A. half-drunk　　　　　 B. half-dressed　　　 C. half-awake 　　 D. alone

40. A. same　　　　　　　　　 B. right　　　　　　　　 C. opposite　　　　　　 D. next

41. A. thicker　　　　 　　 B. taller　　　　　　　　 C. less　　　　　　 　　 D. more

42. A. legs　　　　　　　　　　 B. feet　　　　　　　　　 C. baby　 　　　　　　　 D. arms

43. A. as　　　　　　　　 　　 B. after　　　　　　　　 C. before　　　　 　　 D. until

44. A. hard　　　　　　　　　 B. useful　　　　 　　 C. small　　　　　　　　 D. soft

45. A. stop　　　　　　　　　　 B. reach　　　　　　　　 C. cover　　　　　　　　 D. leave

46. A. burnt　　　　　　　　　 B. dry　　　　　　　　　 C. light　　　　　　　　 D. broken

47. A. up　　　　　　　 　　 B. through　　　　　　 　　 C. over　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. along

48. A. water　　　　　　　　　 B. weather　　　　　　 　　 C. air　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. people

49. A. killed　　　　　　　　 B. dropped　　　　　　 　　 C. lost　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. left

50. A. joy　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. excitement　　　　 　　 C. happiness　　　　　 　　 D. surprise

51. A. lent　　　　　　　　　　 B. refused　　　　　　　 　　 C. bought　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. borrowed

52. A. jumping　　　　　　　 B. running　　　　　　 　　 C. crying　　　　　　　 　　 D. laughing

53. A. talked　　　　　　　　 B. laughed　　　　　　 　　 C. shouted　　　　　　 　　 D. jumped

54. A. recognizing　　　　 B. noticing　　　　　　 　　 C. realizing　　　　　　 　　 D. finding

55. A. killed　　　　　　　　 B. saved　　　　　　　　 　　 C. found　　　　　　　　 　　 D. hurt

35. The father rather than his three children　　　　 　skating on the frozen river every Sunday.

　 A. is going　　 　　 　　B. goes　　 　　 C.go　 　 D. are going

34. You may give the film ticket to _____ you think needs it.

A. no matter who　　 B. whomever　　 C. whoever　　 D. no matter whom

33. There has been a(n)　　　　　　 　of sadness in the factory since it was announced that it would be closed.

A. scene　　 B. condition　　　　　 C.appearance　　 D. atmosphere

32. Word came ____I was wanted at the office.

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