One Saturday morning a careless car－driver 26 a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton.The forest at the side of the road was 27 because there had been no 28 for many days.Within a few minutes the trees were 29 fire.
A truck driver saw the fire when he was on his 30 to Stanton.As soon as he reached the town he told 31 about it.Soon fire fighters were 32 westwards.When they arrived the fire they saw was very 33 .It could not spread to the north because of a lake 34 to the south because of a wide 35 .But a 36 wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not stop it.Then,one of the firefighters 37 a message back to the town 38
radio.
The chief fire officer and 39 of people hurried to a place about a mile 40 of the town.There they 41 dynamite to blow down the trees and to clear a wide path through the forest. 42 the fire reached the path it began to 43 down because there was 44 left to burn.After several hours they 45 to put out the fire and save the town.
26.A.lit B.threw C.put D.smoked
27.A.wet B.dry C.thick D.heavy
28.A.snow B.water C.rain D.wind
29.A.set B.caught C.on D.in
30.A.way B.path C.road D.street
31.A the man B.the police C.the forest D.the fire
32.A.hurrying B.reaching C.arriving D.getting
33.A.big B.small C.large D.little
34.A.and B.or C.but D.even
35.A.road B.farm C.river D.forest
36.A.east B.west C.south D.north
37.A.got B took C.sent D.carried
38.A.with B.from C.on D.by
39.A.many B.most C.hundreds D.a hundred
40.A.east B.north C.south D.west
41.A.will use B.use C.would use D.used
42 A.However B.Though C.When D.If
43.A.put B.go C.die D.get
44.A.something B.nothing C.anything D.everything
45.A.tried B.succeeded C.managed D.decided