The big fire lasted as long as 24 hours _____...

The big fire lasted as long as 24 hours ______________ it was brought under control.

A. after B. before

C. since D. while

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__________ is no wonder that the building is_____________ now ; it caught so big a fire last night .

A. There; in ruins　　 B.That ; in ruins

C It;in ruins 　　　 　 D.It ; in ruin

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It is reported that a woman as well as two children ______ from a big fire yesterday.

A．was saved　　　　 B．were saved

C．had been saved　　 D．have been saved

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—Could you give us an account about the big fire?

—OK. It was a Friday evening _______the fire broke out and ten persons were killed in it.

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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666 . In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city , where most of the houses were wooden and close together .Over one hundred people became homeless , but only a few lost their lives .

The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King’s baker（面包师）in Pudding Lane. The baker, with his wife and family , was able to get out through a window in the roof . A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery（面包房）into a small hotel next door .Then it spread quickly into Thames Street. That was the beginning.

By eight o’ clock three hundred houses were on fire . On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames. Tuesday was the worst day. The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul’s and the Guildhall among them.

Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire, “People threw their things into the river. Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment．Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.”

The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire．With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.

After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone．In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among which were St Paul’s

The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.

1.How was the fire put out according to the text?

A. The King and his soldiers came to help.

B. All the wooden houses in the city were destroyed.

C. Houses standing in the direction of the fire were pulled down

D. People managed to get enough water from the river.

2.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ______.

A．some people lost their lives

B．the birds in the sky were killed by the fire

C．the King’s bakery was burned down

D．many famous buildings were destroyed

3.Why did the writer cite(引用)Samuel Pepys?

A．Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.

B．Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

C．To show that poor people suffered most.

D．To give readers a clearer picture of the fire.

4.Which of the following were reasons for the rapid spread of the big fire?

(a) There was a strong wind.

(b) The streets were very narrow．

(c) Many houses were made of wood.

(d) There was not enough water in the city.

(e) People did not discover the fire earlier.

A．(a) and (b)

B．(a), (b) and (c)

C．(a), (b), (c) and (d)

D．(a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)

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The Great Fire of London started in the very early hours of 2 September 1666．In four days it destroyed more than three-quarters of the old city, where most of the houses were wooden and close together．Over one hundred people became homeless, but only a few lost their lives.

The fire started on Sunday morning in the house of the King’s baker in Pudding Lane．The baker, with his wife and family, was able to get out through a window into the roof．A strong wind blew the fire from the bakery into a small hotel next door．Then it spread quickly into Thames Street．That was the beginning.

By eight o’clock three hundred houses were on fire．On Monday nearly a kilometer of the city was burning along the River Thames．Tuesday was the worst day．The fire destroyed many well-known buildings, old St Paul’s and the Guildhall were among them.

Samuel Pepys, the famous writer, wrote about the fire, “People threw their things into the river．Many poor people stayed in their houses until the last moment．Birds fell out of the air because of the heat.”

The fire stopped only when the King finally ordered people to destroy hundreds of buildings in the path of the fire．With nothing left to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out.

After the fire, Christopher Wren, the architect(建筑师), wanted a city with wider streets and fine new houses of stone. In fact, the streets are still narrow, but he did build more than fifty churches, among them was the new St Paul’s Cathedral.

The fire caused great pain and loss, but after it London was a better place: a city for the future and not just of the past.

1.The fire began in ________.

A. a hotel　　 B. the palace

C. Pudding Lane　　 D. Thames Street

2.The underlined word ‘family’ in the second paragraph means ________.

A. home　　 B. children

C. wife and husband　　 D. wife and children

3.It seems that the writer of the text was most sorry for the fact that ________.

A. some people lost their lives

B. the birds in the sky were killed by the fire

C. many famous buildings were destroyed

D. the King’s bakery was burned down

4.Why did the writer cite(引用) Samuel Pepys?

A. Because Pepys was among those putting out the fire.

B. Because Pepys also wrote about the fire.

C. To show that poor people suffered most.

D. To give the reader a clearer picture of the fire.

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— Have you heard about a big fire in the paper factory?

— 　　　　　 There’s nothing in the newspaper about it.

A. Of course.　　 　　　 B. Who cares?

C. Thank goodness.　　 D. Are you sure?

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Having worked for as long as ten hours, the young man lay on the ground, _____.

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There were many more people who got injured in the big fire than _______.

A. was reported        B. it was reported

C. were reported       D. they were reported

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It can’t be a(n) __________that another big fire broke out in the same restaurant in three months.

A．accident        B．incident            C．chance             D．coincidence

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