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within    just    lost their lives    in their twenties    put out

A: Have you heard of a big fire on May Day?
B: Not yet. When and where did the fire happen?
A: It happened on May 1st in Shanghai.
B: Did the firemen   【小題1】  the fire soon?
A: Yes. The firemen reached the burning building   【小題2】  six minutes.
B: Was anybody hurt in the fire?
A: Two firemen   【小題3】  in the fire.
B: I am sorry to hear that.
A: These two firemen are very young. Both of them are   【小題4】 .
B: I am very sad. They are   【小題5】  several years older than us.
A: I have the same feeling. Fire is really terrible. Everyone should be careful with it.

Answer 1

【小題1】put out
【小題2】within
【小題3】lost their lives
【小題4】in their twenties
【小題5】just

解析試題分析：
【小題1】句意：消防員立刻熄滅火了嗎？put out the fire“熄滅火”，故答案為put out。
【小題2】句意：消防員在六分鐘之內趕到火災大樓。結合語境，within six minutes“六分鐘之內”。故答案為within。
【小題3】句意：兩名消防員在火災中喪失性命。結合上文Was anybody hurt in the fire?以及下文I am sorry to hear that.提示，可知答案為lost their lives。
【小題4】句意：他們兩個都只有20幾歲。根據上文These two firemen are very young.提示，可知答案為in their twenties。
【小題5】句意：他們只比我們大幾歲。結合句意，故答案為just。
考點：選詞填空。