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One night it was very dry and windy. When everybody was asleep, Peter suddenly heard some noise. It came out from the kitchen (厨房). He got up and walked to the kitchen. He found that the wood beside the stove (火炉) was burning . There was no water tap (水龙头) in the house , so he could not put out (扑灭) the fire . He shouted loudly to wake up everyone in the house. Then he ran out of his house and knocked on the doors of many houses to wake the people up. They all left their houses quickly. At last the fire was put out by the firemen. Many houses were burnt. But nobody was burnt in the fire. 1.Peter lived with his______. [ ] A.sisters B.brothers C.uncles D.parents 2.One night he found that______ beside the stove was burning. [ ] A.the table B.the wood C.the door D.the window 3.______, so he could not put out the fire. [ ] A.Everybody was asleep B.He couldn't shout loudly C.The kitchen was very big D.there was no water tap in the house 4.Peter knocked on the doors of many houses______. [ ] A.to wake the people up B.to get some water C.to find his classmates D.to visit them 5.______hurt in the fire. [ ] A.People in other houses were B.Peter's parents were C.Nobody was D.Peter was <4> “You're just in time, Joe. We're going to play cowboys(牛仔) and Indians, and you can be the Indians. ” One of my cousins(堂兄弟)said. “How many Indians?” I asked. “Oh, about a thousand. ” He answered, and before I could say no，I was pushed out into the night and became a thousand Indians. Two minutes later I was running in the fields with a group of cowboys behind. The shouts of “After them. Let's catch the killers!” and other such TV play language came into my ears as I ran round a corner and hurried into my Grandpa's car. “We've got him, boys. Let's go and catch him!” But no one wanted to come to get me. All of my cousins except one were always very friendly with. It was quiet outside. And I went out of the car to have a look. Just then I heard a shout , “Bring the rope(绳子), and we can burn him. ” “Only Indians burn people. Cowboys.” I stopped just in time. I had almost said, “Cowboys hang(绞死)people. ” I was tied to a tree, and the cowboys were looking for some wood when my dear mother called, “We're leaving now. ” “Untie me.” I shouted. ”We're going. “Why did Bobby want matches(火柴)?” Mum asked when we were in the car. “He was asking Dad whether he had any. ” “oh, he was just going t matches? MATCHES? Are you sure he wanted matches” Mother was quite sure, and I didn't say any more. 1.How many children played the Indians? [ ] A.One thousand B.One hundred C.One group D.One (责任编辑：admin) |