1. At six o'clock yesterday evening, the River Thames burst its banks and flooded a wide area. By nine o'clock the floods had reached the town of Dorchester. The main street was soon 2. under 3 feet of water. Fire engines arrived quickly to pump away the water, but heavy rain made their job very 3.difficult. Mrs. Rose Willow, a 4. lady nearly 80 years old, and living alone in her cottage, was trapped upstairs 5. for three hours. Finally, firemen were able to rescue her with ladders and a small 6.boat. "My cat, Tibbies, stayed with me all the time," said Mrs. Willow. "She 7. helped me a lot. She sat with me, so I didn't feel afraid." The rain has finally stopped, the river level is falling and the weather forecast is good, 8. but the floods have done a great deal of damage. "Luckily, nobody was 9.drowned or injured," Chief Fire office Hawkins 10. told reporters, "but it will take a long time to clear up the mess.

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1. C

2. B

3. B

4. C

5. A

6. B

7. D

8. A

9. D

10. C