Passage B
“Fire! Fire!” what terrible words to hear when one wakes up in a strange house in the middle of the night! It was a large, old wooden house----the sort that burn beautifully-----and my room was on the floor. I jumped out of the bed, opened the door and stepped out into the passage. It was full of thick smoke.
I began to run, but as I was still only half-awake, instead of going towards the stairs I went in the opposite direction. The smoke grew thicker and I could see flames all around. The floor became hot under my bare feet. I found an open door and ran into a room to get to the window. But before I could reach it, one of my feet caught in something soft and I fell down. The thing I had fallen over felt like a bundle of clothes, and I picked it up to protect my face from the smoke and heat. Just then the floor gave way under me and I crashed to the floor below with pieces of burning wood all around me.
I saw a flaming doorway in front, put the bundle over my face and ran. My feet burned me terribly, but I got through. As I reached the cold air out side, my bundle of clothes gave a thin cry. I nearly dropped it in my surprise. Then I saw a crowd gathered in the street. A woman in a nightdress and a borrowed man’s coat screamed as she saw me and came running madly.
“My baby! My baby!” she cried. The crowd cheered widely as she took the smoke-blackened bundle out of my arms. I had some difficulty in recognizing her. She was the Mayor’s wife, and I have saved her baby. I was a hero!
86.Why did the author jump out of the bed in the middle of the night?
A. Because the house where he stayed for the night was on fire.
B. Because the house in which he stayed for the night was made of old wood.
C. Because he was strange in the house where he stayed for the night.
D. Because he was not sure whether his house was on fire.
87.Because of being half-awake, the author at first ran _________ .
A.in the right direction B. in the wrong direction
C. towards the stairs D. away with his roommate’s money
88.The author ran into an open room in order to ___________ .
A.close the window so as to shut the fire out
B.reach the window and escape from it
C.get to the window so as to close it
D.push the window open and cry for help
89.Just before the author got to the window, he ____________ .
A.fell down and broke his leg B. fell behind
C. tumbled over a stone D. slipped over on a soft object
90.The author became a hero for he _______________________ .
A. had cured the Mayor’ wife of her illness
B. had saved the Mayor’ child intentionally
C. happened to have saved the baby of the Mayor’ wife
D. had saved the baby instead of his own child
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