Frank was walking down the 6th Street on a hot sunny day when he saw smoke coming out of the street. He could _____ the smoke, and it was getting_____. Seeing the smoke coming out of a storm drain(雨水沟), Frank called the fire department _________. “The storm drain is _____ fire!” he said. The fire department asked for his whereabouts and he said he was near the 6th street. They said they would be right there to investigate the situation. Frank needn't to go anywhere, so he waited for the _____ to arrive. He was curious what could be burning beneath the street. As far as he knew, there wasn't anything beneath the street _____ concrete(混凝土). And everyone knows that concrete doesn't _____.
A fire truck arrived a few ____ later. “Are you the man who _____?” asked the driver. “Yes.” Frank answered. By now Frank could not only smell the _____ but also hear crackling sounds, just like wood burning. The firemen didn't seem to______ it an emergency. “What do you think it could be?” Frank asked the driver. “Oh, we know what it is. We have to ______ a problem like this every few months. It's the homeless people in their ‘______’.”
Homeless people have been living under the streets for years._____ their knowledge of the storm drain system, they ______ their own “houses” beneath the streets. These living areas have tables, mattresses, chairs, and sofas. The settlers often “borrow” electricity by connecting to a live wire above ground to ______ their own lights and even TVs underground. Either this ______ electricity or a cigarette can cause an occasional fire.
Frank watched ______ some firemen lifted a manhole cover (井盖) and went beneath the street with a fire hose (消防软管). Then a few minutes later, the ______ smoke turned white. Shortly afterward, the firemen reappeared with a ______ person who seemed to have just been woken up.
1.A. touch B. hear C. smell D. taste
2.A. thicker B. thinner C. colder D. warmer
3.A. slowly B. immediately C. hardly D. nearly
4.A. in B. at C. to D. on
5.A. policeman B. firemen C. postmen D. powermen
6.A. in spite of B. regardless of C. besides D. except
7.A. crack B. burn C. burst D. shake
8.A. seconds B. hours C. minutes D. quarters
9.A. called B. smelt C. investigated D. saw
10.A. fire B. smoke C. storm D. sound
11.A. consider B. make C. bring D. take
12.A. suffer B. solve C. survive D. survey
13.A. flats B. apartments C. houses D. sections
14.A. Learning B. Taking C. Using D. Giving
15.A. set down B. set aside C. set about D. set up
16.A. power B. shape C. force D. heat
17.A. bought B. brought C. booked D. borrowed
18.A. for B. as C. whether D. since
19.A. black B. red C. blue D. brown
20.A. careless B. selfless C. helpless D. homeless
Although he was seriously __________, he went on to fight heroically.
A. injured B. wounded C. hurt D. harmed
My money ______. I must go to the bank to draw some of my savings out before I’ve none in hand.
A. has run out B. is running out C. was running out D. runs out
Madame Curie, for ____ life had once been very hard, was successful later.
A. whom B. whose C. which D. that
A warm thought suddenly came to me _______ I might use the pocket money to buy some flowers for my mother’s birthday.
A. what B. which
C. that D. whether
I feel it is your husband who____ for the spoiled child.
A. is to blame B. is going to blame
C. is to be blamed D. should blame
