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Jeannette Frescas was not concerned about the Thomas Fire until the fire reached her neighborhood in Ventura, California. "At midnight, I woke up with a flashlight in my face," Frescas told CNN.?"I looked out of my window and there were flames that were like, a hundred feet, all around us."
Like many residents, Frescas was caught off guard by the fire that has roared across Southern California for 13 days. She's one of tens of thousands of residents who got into cars and fled as winds drove the third-largest blaze in modern state history through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties.
"What was once a paradise was like a war zone," Frescas said of her apartment, which was destroyed by the blaze. "It's the scariest thing I've been through in my entire life." Ventura resident Patricia Rye woke up to her son-in-law pounding on her door. She didn't get a chance to pack any valuables. "I didn't have time to take anything," Rye said. "My wallet, or any of my personal things. "
The fire is so terrible that more than 8,400 firefighters are working around the clock to save lives. Twelve thousand people were evacuated in Santa Barbara County, with animals at the local zoo threatened as well. Santa Barbara Zoo closed Saturday and many animals were placed into cages in case of possible evacuations, zoo officials said. The zoo had kept most animals indoors, away from smoke.
Meanwhile, residents who had evacuated their homes in Ventura County -- where the fire began -- were allowed to return Saturday. Jim Holden considers himself lucky that firefighters saved his home and items. "They put a water screen between my house and the house next door that was burning in an attempt to save it." he said,?"They broke in and they saved my family photos and my computer, and things that they thought would be important to me."

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1.Why did the fire become more terrible?

A There was a strong flashlight.

B The fire was a hundred feet high.

C Thousands of residents were hurt.

D A strong wind filled up the fire.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的as winds drove the third-largest blaze in modern state history through Ventura and Santa Barbara counties可以得知是大风让火势更加凶猛的。故选D。

2.Patricia Rye didn’t take her valuables because ______.

A her son-in-law helped her

B the situation was urgent

C she had a lot of money

D she lived in a paradise

解析：选B。推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句的 "I didn't have time to take anything," Rye said. 可以得知是情况紧急,所以她没法带着值钱的东西。故选B。

3.The Santa Barbara Zoo kept animals indoors so as to ______.

A prepare for the possible evacuations

B put enough food there

C keep them from smoke

D put animals in cages

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句的The zoo had kept most animals indoors, away from smoke.可以得知让动物待在室内的目的是为了预防烟雾。故选C。

4.How was Jim Holden’s house saved?

A He didn’t evacuate his home.

B A water screen was put up.

C Firefight broke in his house.

D People thought he was important.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据最后一段第三句的They put a water screen between my house and the house next door that was burning in an attempt to save it可以得知是消防队在他的房子和其他着火的房子间建了“水幕”，这才让他的房子避免被烧。故选B。