The great fire of 1666 started in the house of a person who made bread in Pudding Lane,near London Bridge.In four days it destroyed four-fifths of the city as it then was,where most of the houses were made of wood.Thirteen thousand houses including one hundred churches,the Royal Exchange,even the Guild-hall(会馆)itself went up in the fire.About 1 00,000 people became homeless.Yet in about ten years all the houses had been rebuilt.and all the famous buildings,too.
Why could the fire cause such great pain and loss? In the early days there were no teams of men who put out fires.Since then firemen were made up and Fire Sevice Stations were developed quickly.
47.The great fire began in a _______ .
A.church near London Bridge B.hotel next to the Guild-hall
C.place where bread was cooked D.building in Pudding Lane
48.Guild-hall is the name of a _______.
A.famous building B.common house
C.city in British D.church in London
49.The fire made so many people homeless because _______.
A.the houses were all made of wood at that time
B.the fire couldn’t be controlled quickly
C.the firemen didn’t arrive soon enough
D.the old houses needed to be built again
50.The passage suggests that _______.
A.nothing can control fire
B.there is not enough water in London
C.fire is the most dangerous to people
D.bad things can be turned to good
C A A D
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