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OnSaturdaymorningacarelessmotoristthrewa(1)cigaretteoutofhiscartenmileswestofthesmallCanadiantownofStanton.Theforestatthesideoftheroadwas(2)becausethere(3)norainformanydays.(4)afewminutesthebushesandtreeswere(5).

Alorry-driversawthefire(6)hewasonhiswaytoStanton.Assoonashereachedthetownhe(7)thepoliceaboutthefire.Soonfiremenhurried(8).Whentheyreachesthefiretheysawthatitwasvery(9).Itcouldnotspreadtothenorthbecauseofalake(10)tothesouthbecauseofawideriver.ButawindwascarryingthefiretowardsStanton(11)thefiremencouldnotstopit.Whentheyrealizedthisoneofthefiremen(12)amassagebacktothetown(13).

Thechieffireofficerandhundredsofpeoplehurried(14)aplaceabouthalfamilewestofthetown.Theretheyuseddynamiteto(15)downthetreesandtoclearawidepathorbreakthroughtheforest.Whenthefirereachedthebreakitbeganto(16)downbecausetherewasnothing(17).Thewindblewsomesparks(18)thebreakbutfiremenandvolunteerstriedtheirbest.(19)severalhoursthey(20)toputoutthefireandsavethetown.

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A．lit　B．lighted

C．lighting　D．lighten

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A．vastB．nice

C．dryD．hot

(3)

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A．hadbeenB．had

C．hadhadD．hasbeen

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A．ForB．During

C．JustD．Within

(5)

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A．onfire　B．inafire

C．onafireD．infire

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A．thenB．before

C．when　D．just

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A．warned　B．told

C．informedD．reported

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A．eastwardsB．southwards

C．westwardsD．northwards

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A．wide　B．heavy

C．strongD．big

(10)

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A．but　B．or

C．and　D．then

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A．when　B．as

C．thus　D．and

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A．took　B．sent

C．gave　D．left

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A．byradio　B．ontheradio

C．onradio　D．bytheradio

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