Hundreds of people have to leave their homes in the South African city of Cape Town because of wildfires.

The fires is burning terribly these days, and it is completely out of control, with smoke and flames lighting the night sky around Table Mountain National Park.

People have to stay in a community centre, but they later returned home even though the fire was not yet fully under control. A fire department spokesman said 150 firefighters are working 24-hour shifts in hot summer temperatures of up to 29℃ (84℉) to put out the fire, which started on Sunday. But rain showers were not enough to put it out, he said.       "We had some rain but it was not enough to change the situation."

Luckily they successfully controlled the fire to the Tokai Forest and the Clovelly neighbourhood, the spokesman said.

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1.Why did people leave homes in Cape Town?

A Because of wars.

B Because of hunger.

C Because of wildfires.

D Because of earthquake.

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第1段Hundreds of people have to leave their homes…because of wildfires.可知，故选C。

2.What does “returned” mean in paragraph 3?

A Gave back.

B Restart.

C Went back.

D Came back.

解析：选C。C 语义理解题。此处returned意为“返回家园”，相当于went back，故选C。

3.How many firefighters are working to put out the fire?

A 150

B 140

C 250

D 130

解析：选A。A 细节理解题。根据第3段…150 firefighters are working 24-hour shifts…可知，故选A。

4.What season is it now in Cape Town?

A It’s spring.

B It’s summer.

C It’s autumn.

D It’s winter.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第3段…150 firefighters are working …in hot summer temperatures可知，故选B。

5.Which statement is RIGHT according to the passage?

A Firefighters put out the fire at last.

B Hundreds of people died in the fire.

C The fire is under control because of a heavy rain.

D Firefighters are trying their best to control the fire.

解析：选D。D 内容理解题。根据文章内容可知大火仍未扑灭，也未提到人员伤亡，更无大雨帮忙灭火，故选D。