OneSaturdaymorningacarelesscar-driver1alightedcigaretteoutofhiscartenmileswestofthesmallCanadiantownofStanton.Theforestatthesideoftheroadwas2becausetherehadbeenno3formanydays.Withinafewminutesthet

　　OneSaturdaymorningacarelesscar-driver1alightedcigaretteoutofhiscartenmileswestofthesmallCanadiantownofStanton.Theforestatthesideoftheroadwas2becausetherehadbeenno3formanydays.Withinafewminutesthetreeswere4fire.

　　Atruckdriversawthefirewhenhewasonhis5toStanton.Assoonashereachedthetownhetold6aboutit.Soonfirefighterswere7westwards.Whentheyarrivedthefiretheysawwasvery8.Itcouldnotspreadtothenorthbecauseofalake9tothesouthbecauseofawide10.Buta11windwascarryingthefiretowardsStantonandthefirefighterscouldnotstopit.Thenoneofthefirefighters12amessagebacktothetown13

　　radio.

　　Thechieffireofficerand14ofpeoplehurriedtoaplaceaboutamile15ofthetown.Therethey16dynamitetoblowdownthetreesandtoclearawidepaththroughtheforest.17thefirereachedthepathitbeganto18downbecausetherewas19lefttoburn.Afterseveralhoursthey20toputoutthefireandsavethetown.

　　1.A.lit

　　B.threw

　　C.put

　　D.smoked

　　2.A.wet

　　B.dry

　　C.thick

　　D.heavy

　　3.A.snow

　　B.water

　　C.rain

　　D.wind

　　4.A.set

　　B.caught

　　C.on

　　D.in

　　5.A.way

　　B.path

　　C.road

　　D.street

　　6.A.theman

　　B.thepolice

　　C.theforest

　　D.thefire

　　7.A.hurrying

　　B.reaching

　　C.arriving

　　D.getting

　　8.A.big

　　B.small

　　C.large

　　D.little

　　9.A.and

　　B.or

　　C.but

　　D.even

　　10.A.road

　　B.farm

　　C.river

　　D.forest

　　11.A.east

　　B.west

　　C.south

　　D.north

　　12.A.got

　　B.took

　　C.sent

　　D.carried

　　13.A.with

　　B.from

　　C.on

　　D.by

　　14.A.many

　　B.most

　　C.hundreds

　　D.ahundred

　　15.A.east

　　B.north

　　C.south

　　D.west

　　16.A.willuse

　　B.use

　　C.woulduse

　　D.used

　　17.A.However