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Passage Five
The fire moved very fast. The wind pushed the fire right up to the top of the trees. The people fighting the fire could not keep up.
The fire captain was worried about keeping his firefighters safe. The people who have houses were told to get out.
The fire burned twenty thousand acres along a seventy-mile strip in about fifteen hours. Hundred of people who lived there had to leave. They took as many things as they could. The .next day the firefighters wouldn’t let them back down their streets. They didn’t know if their houses were still there.
One lady was lucky. Her garage burned up, but her house did not. Across town there were only broken stones where the local Baptist church once stood.
About seventy-five people who left spent the night at the local high school. They wor- ried about their houses and waited to hear.
The Red Cross is ready to help those who have lost their homes.
The power c
A. 3,000
B. 300
C. 3,000,000
D. 30,000

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Passage Five
The fire moved very fast. The wind pushed the fire right up to the top of the trees. The people fighting the fire could not keep up.
The fire captain was worried about keeping his firefighters safe. The people who have houses were told to get out.
The fire burned twenty thousand acres along a seventy-mile strip in about fifteen hours. Hundred of people who lived there had to leave. They took as many things as they could. The .next day the firefighters wouldn’t let them back down their streets. They didn’t know if their houses were still there.
One lady was lucky. Her garage burned up, but her house did not. Across town there were only broken stones where the local Baptist church once stood.
About seventy-five people who left spent the night at the local high school. They wor- ried about their houses and waited to hear.
The Red Cross is ready to help those who have lost their homes.
The power c
A. the firefighters were unfair
B. the fire was moving fast making it dangerous
C. the firefighters were overly careful
D. it was easier for the firefighters

[单项选择]The bond of true affection had pulled us five very different men from five very different countries across Antarctica; we proved in the end that we weren't very different ______.


A. for all
B. as usual
C. in particular
D. after all

[单项选择]The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone （　） get out.
A. had to
B. would
C. could
D. was able to

[单项选择]With the help of the strong wind. The forest fire is getting ______ control.
A. out
B. beyond
C. above
D. below

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Passage Five
Once upon a time (not so very long ago, either!) industrial goods were made to last forever. If you bought a ear or a stove, it was a once-in-a-lifetime investment(投资). You paid good money for it, and you took care of it. Nowadays industry has persuaded us that products shouldn’t last a long time. It’s cheaper to throw them away than it is to repair them. This has led directly to the "throw-away society" which is a tremendous waste of the earth’s resources.
Just think of the cars that are traded in daily, just because they are out of style. Think of the expensive packaging material that is thrown away every time a new object is bought. And we consumers have to pay for that material! Our industrial society has turned us into spoiled children. This wastefulness has got ten us into the mess (困境) we are in now. When we have no resources left, then we’ll start to take care of what we have. But why can’t we act
A. for at least five years
B. for ten years
C. for as long as you take good care of them
D. for your whole life