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A seven-week-long bushfire which has damaged Grose Valley of Australia's World Heritage Listed Blue Mountains National Park near Sydney, has finally been stopped. Talking to social media on Tuesday evening, the New South Wales Rural Fire Service (RFS) informed the public of the good news. "This afternoon we have some great news to report. After 47 long hard days of firefighting, we are pleased to say that the Grose Valley Fire is declared out," the RFS said. "A big thank you to all fire crews from all agencies that have worked on this fire and thank you to all from the community that have supported the operations."

Burning through 510,000 hectares of land, Blue Mountains Mayor Mark Greenhill told local media the Grose Valley blaze has been subject of an incredible amount of work by both volunteers and paid emergency workers over weeks and weeks. While Greenhill added that it will give people on the northern side of the Blue Mountains a moment to relax and reflect on the performances of emergency services, he warned that the danger is not over yet. Two other major fires, Ruined Castle and Erskine Creek, are still active in the region which are around 40,000 hectares.

"How much damage that's done to flora and fauna will become apparent when we can get in there and look at it," Greenhill said. "We know our businesses have been absolutely hammered. We are open for business. We need people to come." Although the economic and environmental impacts will be "more immediately dealt with", Greenhill said the psychosocial effects will take months, maybe years. "Whether it's the firefighters and the families, people who have lost their homes or just people who have had to deal with the ongoing tension of when the fires were coming," he said.

1.What was the good news of Grose Valley?

A It was listed as National Park.

B It became the World Heritage.

C It had 47 hard days of firefighting.

D The bushfire was put out in the end.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章第一段第三句After 47 long hard days of firefighting, we are pleased to say that the Grose Valley Fire is declared out可以得知对这个地区的森林火灾被扑灭了，故选D。

2.Who did RFS thank for the operations?

A The emergency workers.

B The visitors to Australia.

C The rural local officials.

D The social media.

解析：选A。细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句the Grose Valley blaze has been subject of an incredible amount of work by both volunteers and paid emergency workers over weeks and weeks.再结合第一段最后一句，可以得知是一些急救工作人员帮助灭火，因此他们应该被感谢，故选A。

3.What would fire crews do after they put out the fire in Grose Valley?

A They would pay for volunteers.

B They would plant some trees.

C They would take a short rest.

D They would give performances.

解析：选C。推理判断题。根据文章第三段第二句it will give people on the northern side of the Blue Mountains a moment to relax 可以得知扑灭了这里的山火后他们会稍微喘息一下，也就是休息一下，故选C。

4.Why will the effects take a long time?

A Businesses have been absolutely hammered.

B The economic impacts can be made quickly.

C The environmental impacts can be ignored.

D The terrible experience takes time to deal with.

解析：选D。推理判断题。根据文章最后一段第四句people who have lost their homes or just people who have had to deal with the ongoing tension of when the fires were coming可以得知那些失去房屋的或者那些正在面对大火的人需要用很长的时间来从他们可怕的经历中调整出来，故选D。