The Fire and Rescue Department is known to be helpful in difficult situations when someone is trapped in the car or elevator, or when wild animals appear at our houses.

A fireman Bomba Alor Setar shared an interesting incident onto their Facebook page on 14 December, mentioning that they received a report about a “wild animal” trapped inside a cabinet. Upon receiving the emergency call that night, they immediately dispatched a fire engine, firemen with Personal Protection Equipment(PPE), as well as all the equipment to a residence in Anak Bukit.

While the firemen were well-prepared to fend off the beast, they were definitely surprised that the beast had a pair of little wings. It turns out the wild animal that prompted a resident to call “999” was a fly.

In the Facebook post, Bomba said this incident had created history for the whole Alor Setar Fire and Rescue Department. We guess that they were very disappointed about this beast although they tried to laugh it away. While we are quite entertained by this funny incident, we couldn’t help but think it was such a waste of resources by making the whole firemen team help get rid of a tiny fly. 

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1.When can we call “999” according to the passage?

A When someone is staying in the car.

B When someone is having fun in the party.

C When someone finds animals at home.

D When someone can’t get out of an elevator.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第一段可知，消防和救援部门在一些困难的情况下，如当有人被困在汽车或电梯里，或者当野生动物出现在我们的住所时，会有所作为，故选D。

2.The underlined word “emergency” means _______.

A 救援

B 恐怖

C 紧急

D 威胁

解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第二段mentioning that they received a report about a “wild animal” trapped inside a cabinet.和immediately dispatched可推测，消防队员收到了一份关于一只被困在橱柜里的“野生动物”的报告，报告者拨打了“紧急”电话，之后消防队立马行动，故选C。

3.What is the “wild animal”?

A A fly.

B A bird.

C A snake.

D A monkey.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据第三段It turns out the wild animal that prompted a resident to call “999” was a fly.可知，所谓的“野生动物”只是一只苍蝇，故选A。

4.What can we learn from the story?

A It was just a funny joke about a rescue.

B Bomba killed the beast with the equipment.

C The firemen felt angry when knowing the fact.

D People should think carefully about the time of calling 999.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段While we are quite entertained by this funny incident, we couldn’t help but think it was such a waste of resources by making the whole firemen team help get rid of a tiny fly.可知，让消防队帮助除掉一只小苍蝇实在是浪费资源，故拨打999报警电话的时机值得人们好好思考，故选D。