there was no __8__. I managed to break into the house and __9__ a cat and a rabbit.

　　I tried to throw __10__ of water through the kitchen window but it was no use; the fire was too strong. __11__， a fire engine arrived and the firemen __12__ the fire. They arrived in the nick of time as the fire was going to __13__ to the other rooms in the house. When my neighbour came back, he was __14__ because his kitchen was a wreck __15__ he thanked me for calling the Fire Department and for saving his __16__. He wanted to give me some money as a __17__ but I did not accept it.

　　Weeks later, my neighbour __18__ and restored his kitchen. He invited me to his __19__ kitchen and there he gave me a medal that he had __20__ ordered from a factory. It made me very happy.

　　语篇解读：本文是记叙文。半夜作者发现邻居的厨房失火了，他报了火警并奋不顾身地救火。最后，在消防队员的帮助下火被扑灭，邻居非常感激作者，为他专门定做了一枚奖章。

　　1．A.quiet　　　　　　　 　B．cold

　　C．dark D．hot

　　解析：选C　从文章第一句"The moon had gone behind a cloud and there weren't many stars in the sky."可知，此处指这是一个漆黑的(dark)夜晚。

　　2．A.snack B．bath

　　C．dream D．party

　　解析：选A　作者认为邻居正在吃夜宵。snack"点心，小吃"。

　　3．A.lighting B．washing

　　C．cooking D．burning

　　解析：选D　从后文的"and I suspected something was wrong"可知，作者闻到了一股烧焦的(burning)味道。

　　4．A.Above all B．At once

　　C．In brief D．All in all

　　解析：选B　作者意识到出了问题，立即从床上跳了下来，故选B。

　　5．A.fire B．water

　　C．cats D．rabbits

　　解析：选A　从后文的"Instinctively, I shouted 'Fire! Fire！'"可知，作者看到火从邻居的厨房里蹿了出来。

　　6．A.fun B．warning

C．help D．danger