One day, my friend, John Dancer, walked into Holiday Hotel with his friend, Charlie. “Good morning!” he said to the clerk. “My name is John Dancer. I’ve booked a room here.” The clerk said, “You’re welcome to stay, sir. I’m sorry that we don’t allow pets in this hotel.” “Pets!” cried John. “Charlie isn’t a pet. I’m blind and he’s my eyes. He helps me a lot. Don’t you, Charlie?” Charlie barked. It sounded like “Yes”. Finally, the clerk agreed.
John told us what happened next in his own words.
“I was tired and went to sleep. Later, Charlie woke me up. He was pulling my blanket(毛毯)and barking. I smelt smoke! A fire! But where? I went to the door of my room and felt it. The door was so hot that I couldn’t open it. The fire must be outside. I made my coat wet and put it along the bottom(底部)of the door.”
“I tried the phone but failed. I coughed. The smoke was getting through the wet coat. I lay on the floor with Charlie in my arms and waited. The minutes seemed like hours. Then I heard the fire alarm. At that time, it sounded like beautiful music to me. Moments later, the firefighters found both of us safe on the ground.”
“You saved Charlie’s life!” I said.
“Yes, and he also saved mine,” said John. “Didn’t you, Charlie?” Charlie barked. It sounded like “Yes”.
56. Who is Charlie?
A.The hotel manager. | B.The blind man. | C.The writer’s son. | D.A guide dog. |
57. What’s the meaning of the underlined word?
58. Why does John think Charlie is his eyes?
A.Because Charlie can see everything clearly. |
B.Because Charlie can help him out of the fire. |
C.Because Charlie helps John a lot in his daily life. |
D.Because John can see everything with Charlie’s help. |
59. Which of the following is WRONG?
A.Charlie tried to make John awake when the fire happened. |
B.John guessed the fire must be out of the door. |
C.John lay on the floor because he was too tired. |
D.When John heard the fire alarm, he thought they would be saved. |
60. What can we learn from the story?
A.The writer also saw the fire. |
B.The fire happened in John’s room. |
C.John and Charlie were hurt in the fire. |
D.The friendship between John and Charlie is deep. |