One afternoon, I arrived home late from school. While I was chatting to my grandmother about my busy day, my sister       us, wanting to know if we, too, could smell burning.
As my parents were overseas, the thought of a       terrified us and we quickly checked every room in the house.        the kitchen, I could see a glowing light and hear a roaring sound. To my         , the stove was on fire and smoke was blowing out of the window. I yelled to my sister and grandmother to       the house. My sister grabbed the       to call the fire brigade (消防队) and, together with the dog, we ran away from the house.
While we       waited for help, a lady and her young daughter ran towards us to         if we were hurt. She had noticed smoke coming from our window and had already       the fire brigade. She hugged us and was very delighted to see us       .
She led us to her car where we waited       the fire was put out. She also helped us answer questions so the police could start their investigations.
Once the lady was       that some order had been restored, she apologized for being       to stay longer, as she had to take her daughter to a dance performance. She       to return later to check in on us.
I was completely       for words. This kind lady had gone out of her       to make sure we were safe and now she was sorry about leaving us. We thanked her very much and         her not to         any further.
Hours later, we were allowed back into the house. It was about midnight when the doorbell rang. To my disbelief, it was the       from earlier at the door.
        , in all the commotion（混乱）, I didn’t ask her where she lived so my family hasn’t been able to thank her properly for her thoughtful actions that day.

A．informed B．interrupted C．introduced D．interviewed

A．fire B．thief C．storm D．robber

A．Going B．Coming C．Nearing D．Closing

A．delight B．amazement C．disappointment D．horror

A．get out of B．get back to C．get through D．get into

A．phone B．stick C．water tap D．loudspeaker

A．excitedly B．anxiously C．tiredly D．hardly

A．watch B．understand C．check D．ensure

A．met B．investigated C．declared D．alerted

A．terrified B．alone C．together D．safe

A．unless B．although C．until D．since

A．reported B．convinced C．warned D．disturbed

A．unable B．uncertain C．inconvenient D．impossible

A．promised B．decided C．refused D．expected

A．unknown B．puzzled C．beaten D．lost

A．house B．way C．trouble D．mind

A．insisted B．ordered C．urged D．suggested

A．live B．step C．explore D．delay

A．fireman B．policeman C．lady D．daughter

A．Undoubtedly B．Unfortunately C．Unlikely D．Unimportantly