Peter and Paul passed by a small house on their way home late at night. They saw thick  64 coming out of its windows. "It's on fire!" said Peter. "We must get help. "

The two brothers ran 65   the road shouting "Fire! Fire! "They 66  on the door of the next house. They asked them to 67  the police and the firemen.

They ran back to the house. They saw  68    the window an old lady sitting in an arm-chair. It was  69  that she could not move. Peter and Paul tried hard to carry her out of the  70   and so they did!  Some neighbours (邻居) came and helped take some things out.

In no  time  the  firemen  71   as  well  as  the policemen. The fire was put out. The old lady cried sadly 72   she was not hurt. She thanked Peter and Paul and her neighbours     73   .

64. A. snow                 B. clouds        C. fire            D. smoke

65. A. over                 B. along         C. at            D. with

66. A. knocked               B. beat          C. locked          D. opened

67. A. tell                  B. report          C. telephone          D. find

68. A. at                  B. through         C. above          D. on

69. A. old                   B. difficult         C. free          D. clear

70. A. arm-chair                B. window         C. house          D. road

71. A. arrived                       B. fought          C. left           D. returned

72. A. so                  B. for           C. and          D. but

73. A. up and down  B. again and again C. hour after hour  D. from side to side

【答案】64. D   65. B   66. A  67. C  68. B  69. D   70. C 71. A  72. D 73. B

（二）完形填空（共10小题，计10分）

阅读下面短文，从各题A、B、C、D中选出一个能填入文章中相应空白处的最佳答案。

My life is always filled with sadness and little joy. However, no matter what happens, I can always face it bravely.