January 16-22, 2006
Fire crews move in to tackle blaze
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1. What caused the fire?
A. bomb
B. accident
C. earthquake
D. global warming

2. What was the first thing people were worried about?
A. that the dam had burst
B. that the smoke was poisonous
C. that the sky was falling on their heads
D. that sun storms would interrupt the TV programme

3. Why did the fire brigade wait before they started quenching the fire?
A. The fire was too hot.
B. They didnŐt have any petrol.
C. People blocked the road.
D. They couldnŐt get on the subway.

4. What did people think when they heard the explosion?

A. that it was a bomb
B. that New Year had started early
C. that there was an earthquake
D. that the Navy had an exercise

5. Why were the fire fighters concerned about polluting the environment?
A. The last white whale lives there.
B. The Prime Minister lives in that area.
C. People get their drinking water from there.
D. Most computers are produced in that area.


Synonyms: Which of the following words or phrases replace the ones from the passage best?
6. battle
A. light
B. fight
C. bring
D. support

7. blast
  A. light
B. noise
C. breeze
D. explosion

8. plume
A. din
B. stink
C. cloud
D. explosion

9. initially
A. in the end
B. eventually
C. occasionally
D. at the beginning

10. tackle
A. stir
B. stop
C. kindle
D. broaden

 

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