A big fire happened (发生) in Reading, UK. A building at the Station Hill place was on fire.

A worker got stuck up high. He couldn’t get away. Glen Edwards is a 65-year-old crane operator (起重机操作员). He slowly moved a cage (笼子) to help the man. It took him some time to put the cage in the right place. People were watching it from the ground. They were scared as the fire got closer.

Finally, the worker got in the cage. Edwards took him down safely. Two people must go to the hospital because of breathing smoke (浓烟). No one else got hurt.

1.The fire happened in ________ .

A Canada

B Thailand

C the UK

D America

解析：选C。C细节理解题。根据第一段第一句的“A big fire happened in Reading, UK.”可知，英国雷丁一建筑起火。故选C。

2.Why did Edwards move the cage?

A To help himself.

B To help the man.

C To carry things.

D To put out the fire.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据第二段第四句“He slowly moved a cage to help the man.”可知，吊车司机用吊笼营救一名男子。故选B。

3.How did people feel about the fire?

A Afraid.

B Worried.

C Surprised.

D Sad.

解析：选A。A细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“They were scared as the fire got closer.”可知，大火越烧越近，人们都吓坏了。故选A。

4.How many people were sent to the hospital?

A 3.

B 2.

C 1.

D 0.

解析：选B。B细节理解题。根据最后一段最后两句“Two people must go to the hospital because of breathing smoke. No one else got hurt.”可知，有两人被紧急送往医院，除此以外没有其他人受伤。故选B。

5.Where can we read the passage?

A In a newspaper.

B In a diary.

C In a postcard.

D In a dictionary.

解析：选A。A推理判断题。本文主要描述了英国一大楼突发大火，吊车司机急中生智成功救人的真实事件，属于新闻报道，我们可以在报纸读到。故选A。