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Peter and Paul passed by a small house on their way home late at night. They saw thick　 64 coming out of its windows. "It's on fire!" said Peter. "We must get help. "

The two brothers ran 65　 　the road shouting "Fire! Fire! "They 66 　on the door of the next house. They asked them to 67 　the police and the firemen.

They ran back to the house. They saw　 68　 　the window an old lady sitting in an arm-chair. It was　 69　 that she could not move. Peter and Paul tried hard to carry her out of the　 70 　and so they did!　 Some neighbours (邻居) came and helped take some things out.

In no　 time　 the　 firemen　 71 　as　 well　 as　 the policemen. The fire was put out. The old lady cried sadly 72 　she was not hurt. She thanked Peter and Paul and her neighbours　　 73 　.

64. A. snow　　　　　 　　　 B. clouds　　　　 C. fire　　　　　 　 D. smoke

65. A. over　　　　　　 　　 B. along　　　　 C. at　　　　　　 D. with

66. A. knocked　　　 　　　　 B. beat　　　　　 C. locked　　　 　　 D. opened

67. A. tell　　　　　　　 　　 B. report　　　　 　 C. telephone 　　　　 D. find

68. A. at　 　　　　　　　　 B. through　　 　　 C. above　　　 　 D. on

69. A. old　　　　　　 　　　 B. difficult　　 　　 C. free　　　　　 D. clear

70. A. arm-chair　　 　　　　　　 B. window　　 　　 C. house　　　　 　 D. road

71. A. arrived　　　　 　　　　　　　 B. fought　　　 　 C. left　　　　　 D. returned

72. A. so　　　　　　　 　 B. for　　　　　 C. and　　　　　 D. but

73. A. up and down　　 　　 B. again and again C. hour after hour　 D. from side to side

63. Have you　　　 　your new classmates yet?

A. had friends with　　　　　　 B. made friend with

C. got friend to　　　　　　　　　 D. made friends with

62. Don't worry. All the children　　　 　by the nurses.

A. are well taken care of　 　B. take good care of

C. are taken good care　　　　 D. take good care

61. -Hi, Tom! Can you tell　 me　 when 　　　　for London?

-Yes, tomorrow afternoon.

A. leaving　　　 B. leaves　 C. to leave　　　　 D. are you leaving

60. -How did the accident happen?

-You know, it　　　 　difficult to see the road clearly because it　　　 .

A. was; was raining　　　　　　 B. is; has rained

C. is; is raining　　　　　　　　 　D. will be; will rain

59. Excuse me, sir. Could you tell me　　 ?

A. where is the bank nearest

B. where is the nearest bank

C. where the nearest bank is

D. the nearest bank is where

58. They　　　 　about eight hundred English words by the end of last term.

A. will learn　　　　　　　　 B. had learned

C. are going to learn　　　　　 D. have learned