1 . 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 (敲门) of many houses to wake the people up. They all left their houses quickly.

At last, the fire was put out(扑灭) by the firemen(消防员). Many houses were burnt(烧毁). 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(火炉) was burning.

A．the table

B．the wood

C．the door

D．the window

3. ________, so he could not put out (扑灭) the fire.

A．Everybody was asleep	B．He couldn't shout loudly
C．The kitchen was very big	D．there was no water tap(水龙头) 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