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Peter was a small boy. He lived with his parents in a small house near some hills. The people there were all poor.
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
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“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
2.Why did Joe's cousin say that Joe was just in time? Because______. [ ]
A.there were not enough children four the game
B.the game was just going to start
C.none of his cousins wanted to be the Indians
D.they were waiting for Joe
3.Joe didn't say “Cowbays hang people.” Because______. [ ]
A.he was tied to a tree
B.that would make things worse
C.he was caught by the cowboys
D.that would make the cowboys angry
4.Which of the following is TRUE? [ ]
A.One of Joe's cousins was looking for matches.
B.Dad didn't want to give the children any matches.
C.Bobby wanted to get some matches from his father.
D.Mum didn't think children should play with matches.
5.The name of the story should he“______.” [ ]
A.Joe and his cousins
B.Who knows what danger is waiting there
C.Cowboys and Indians is a favourite children's game
D.How cowboys and Indians fought in the past