[单项选择]The forest fire caused by the volcano is difficult to be （　）
A. put off
B. put on
C. put out
D. put up

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Most forest fires are caused by human carelessness or ignorance. Forest fire prevention, therefore, is mainly a problem of creating better understanding of the importance of forests, an awareness of the danger of fire in the woods, and a sense of personal responsibility to safeguard the forests from danger. This is not an easy job.
Careless smokers are responsible for thousands of forest fires each year. Many of these are started when cigarette butts(烟蒂) and matches are thrown from automobiles. Others are caused by hunter, hikers(徒步旅行者), fishermen, or woods workers who are careless in disposing of their smoking materials. The Forest Service has posted rules in many of the National Forest that prohibit smoking except in certain designated (指定的)areas. Many of the states have laws against throwing lighted materials from automobiles. The prevention of smoker-caused fires, however, depends upon changing the attitudes and behavior of millions of people who smoke in hazardous(危险
A. smoking in forests
B. changing the attitudes and behavior of millions of people
C. the chief causes of forest fires and their prevention
D. advances in knowledge of fire weather

[填空题]Lots of damage (be) ______ caused by fire.

[单项选择]Disastrous forest fires are quite often caused by simple carelessness: a dropped butt ignites dead leaves（）
A. enflames
B. burns
C. lights
D. blackens

[单项选择]The fire has caused great losses, but the factory tried to（）the consequences by saying that the damage was not as serious as reported.
A. decrease
B. subtract
C. minimize
D. degrade

[单项选择]The great fire（）the forest to a few trees.
A. reduced
B. shifted
C. referred
D. brought

[填空题]Joe Forest

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Fire Instructions
The Person Discovering a Fire Will:
1) Operate the nearest fire alarm. (This will cause the Alarm Bells to ring, and also send a signal to the telephone switchboard operator who will immediately call the fire Brigade).
2) Attack the fire with available equipment, if it is safe to do so.
Fire Alarm Bells
The Fire Alarm Bells will ring either in the area of A block (workshops and Administration Offices) or in the area of B Block (Teaching) and C Block (Sports Hall). Those in the area where the Alarm Bells are ringing should take action as indicated below. Others should continue with their work.
On Hearing Your Fire Alarm:
1) Those in class: will go to the Assembly Area under the instructions given by the teacher.
2) Those elsewhere: will go to the Assembly Area by the most sensible route, and stay near the head of their Department.
Assembly Area
The Assembly
A. Attempt to put it out.
B. Telephone the switchboard operator.
C. Start the alarm bells ringing.
D. Contact the fire brigad