Sky and Canfield are two seaside towns,not far from each other. Both towns have many hotels,and in the summer the hotels are full of holidaymakers and other people.

Last August there was a fire at the Star Hotel in Sky. The next day,this news was on page two of the town's newspaper―The Sky Post： Fire at Star.

Late last night firemen (消防隊(duì)員) hurried to the Star Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom. The hotel manager said that a cigarette (香煙) started the fire. We say again to all our visitors, "Please don't smoke cigarettes in bed."This was Sky's first hotel fire for five years.

The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one： Another Sky Hotel Catches Fire.

Last night Sky firemen arrived just too late to save clothing,bedclothes and other things at the Star Hotel. An angry holidaymaker said, "An electric lamp (電燈) probably started the fire. The bedroom lamps are very old at some of these hotels. When I put my bedside light on,I heard a funny noise from the lamp."We are glad to tell our readers that this kind of accident does not happen in Canfield.

What are the facts,then? It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident. There was a fire at the Star Hotel last August,that is one fact. Do we know anything else? Yes―we know that firemen went to the hotel. Now what do you think of the rest of the "news"？

(   ) 1. On which page of The Canfield Times was the news about the fire?

   A. Page one. B. Page two.

   C. Last page. D. No news about the fire.

(   ) 2. When did the Star Hotel catch fire?

   A. Late last August. B. Late last night.

   C. In the summer. D. Last August.

(   ) 3. The writer of Another Sky Hotel Catches Fire wanted to tell us that         .

   A. too many people smoked in bed in hotels

   B. this was the second fire at the Star Hotel

   C. hotels in Sky often caught fire

   D. there was a small fire at the Star Hotel

(   ) 4. Why isn't it easy to find out the exact truth about the fire?

   A. Because either of the newspapers stood on its own side and gave a different report.

   B. Because neither of the newspapers knew the exact truth about the fire.

   C. Because no one dared speak of the truth.

   D. Because no one saw the fire.

(   ) 5. From the two pieces of news we can believe that         .

   A. there were at least two fire accidents at the Star Hotel that year

   B. the bedroom lamps were very old in some hotels in Sky

   C. firemen went to the hotel to put out the fire

   D. fire accidents never happened in Canfield

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