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Fire  fighters⁽¹⁾

There   are about 5,000 fire⁽²⁾fighters⁽¹⁾ in Chicago . Tim is one of   them . He is on duty eight hours every day . During his shift⁽³⁾ , he eats and sleeps at the firehouse⁽⁴⁾ . The fire⁽²⁾fighters⁽¹⁾ have to be ready to answer   an alarm at any hour of the day or night . Most of the alarms are   for small fires⁽²⁾ . They can be put out in a   few minutes .

Big fires⁽²⁾ are very dangerous⁽⁵⁾ . Most of the time , the greatest⁽⁶⁾danger⁽⁷⁾ comes from smoke . Sometimes , fire⁽²⁾fighters⁽¹⁾ have to enterburning⁽⁸⁾ buildings in order to  rescue the people inside⁽⁹⁾ .

Tim   has been a fire⁽²⁾fighter⁽¹⁾ for five years . He's proud   of himself and of his service . He does exercises every day to stay strong .

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1.Tim is a _______.   A. soldier   B. fighter⁽¹⁾   C. fire⁽²⁾fighter⁽¹⁾   D. student

2.During Tim's shift⁽³⁾ , he eats and sleeps at the firehouse⁽⁴⁾ because _______.   A. fire⁽²⁾fighters⁽¹⁾ have to be ready to answer an alarm at any hour of the day or   night   B. he is a leader of the firehouse⁽⁴⁾   C. he has nothing to do   D. he's proud of himself and of his service

3.Most of the alarms are   for _______.   A. big fires⁽²⁾   B. nothing but a joke⁽¹⁰⁾   C. small fires⁽²⁾   D. training⁽¹¹⁾

4.The greatest⁽⁶⁾danger⁽⁷⁾ of big fires⁽²⁾ comes from _______.   A. smoke   B. fire⁽²⁾   C. traffic⁽¹²⁾   D. people

5.Tim's proud of   _______.   A. the firehouse⁽⁴⁾   B. himself   C. his service   D. both B and C

1. fighters   fighter的复数   fighter 英 [ˈfaɪtə(r)] 美 [ˈfaɪtɚ]   n;n. 斗士, 战士, 战斗机, 歼击机

2. fire 英[ˈfaɪə(r)] 美[faɪr]   v;v;n. 火

3. shift [ʃɪft]   v;v;n;n;v. 变换

4. firehouse 英[ˈfaɪəhaʊs] 美[ˈfaɪərhaʊs]消防站

5. dangerous 英[ˈdeɪndʒərəs] 美[ˈdendʒərəs]   adj. 危险的

6. greatest [ˈgreɪtɪst]最好的, 最伟大的

7. danger 英[ˈdeɪndʒə(r)] 美[ˈdendʒɚ]   n. 危险

8. burning 英[ˈbɜ:nɪŋ] 美[ˈbɜrnɪŋ]燃烧的, 发热的

9. inside 英[ˌɪnˈsaɪd] 美[ɪnˈsaɪd,   ˈɪnˌsaɪd]   adj;n;prep. 里面, 内部

10. joke 英[dʒəʊk] 美[dʒoʊk]   n;v. 笑话, 玩笑, 戏弄

11. training 英[ˈtreɪnɪŋ] 美[ˈtrenɪŋ]   n;v;n. 训练, 培育

12. traffic [ˈtræfɪk]   n. 交通, 车流

Last   Thursday , a young woman saved⁽¹³⁾ an   elderly man from a burning house on Garden Road . The young woman's name is   Kitty and she works in a clothes shop . The elderly man , Daniel , lives just  opposite the clothes shop . On Thursday afternoon , Kitty looked out   of the window . She saw some smoke⁽¹⁴⁾ coming   from Daniel's house and rushed over to see what was happening . The house was   on fire and Daniel was inside . Kitty quickly called⁽¹⁵⁾ the fireman on 999. Then , she ran into the   house to save⁽¹³⁾ Daniel   . She found Daniel in his bedroom and he was frightened . Kitty helped   Daniel out to a safe place . Five minutes later , the fireman arrived   and they put out the fire . No one was hurt .

The   next day , Daniel said , " I am so grateful to Kitty . She saved⁽¹³⁾ my life ." Daniel also said , " In the   future , I will be more careful . I don't want another fire in my house   ."

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6.Kitty saved⁽¹³⁾ _______ from a burning   house .   A. a young man   B. an old woman   C. an old man   D. a young woman

7.The number to call⁽¹⁵⁾ the firemen in the story is __________.   A. eight nine nine   B. one one nine   C. nine eight eight   D. nine nine nine

8.________ was ( were ) hurt   in the fire .   A. No one   B. Two people   C. Four people   D. Seven people

9.In the future , Daniel   will be more _________.   A. grateful   B. carefully   C. careful   D. frightened

13. saved   save的过去式、过去分词   save 英 [seɪv] 美 [sev]   v;v;v. 挽救

14. smoke 英[sməʊk] 美[smoʊk]   n;v. 烟, 吸烟

15. called   call的过去式、过去分词   call 英 [kɔ:l] 美 [kɔl]   v;n;v. 电话, 打电话给…