LONDON (Reuters) — British milkman Steve Leech, who saved several shops and flats
by putting out a fire with 320 pints of milk, was celebrating Thursday after
winning a national bravery award.
Leech, 35, named “Hero Milkman” by the National Dairymen’s Association, said that he had noticed smoke coming out of a
shop in Cornwall, southern England, while delivering (递送) milk as usual a year
ago.
“I saw the flats up above and thought I’d
better do something. So I kicked the door in and started pouring milk
everywhere,” Lee told Reuters Thursday.
“When firemen arrived, the fire was almost out,” he said. Firemen said he had helped save the lives of eight
people living in the flats above the shops.
“It was hard work opening all those bottles, especially since
they have tamper-proof lids. But it was even harder trying to explain to my boss where all
the milk had gone.”
1. This is a(n) _______ from London.
A. poster B.
review C.
advertisement D. news report
2. Leech was awarded the prize for his
_______.
A. hard work B.
brave behaviour
C. invention D.
patriotic behaviour
3. Which is the correct order of what Leech
did about a year ago?
①The fire was almost put out. ②He kicked the door in.
③He noticed smoke coming out of a shop. ④He
delivered mile as usual.
⑤He poured milk everywhere.
A. ①②③④⑤ B. ④②③⑤① C. ③④①②⑤ D. ④③②⑤①
4.The underlined sentence in the last
paragraph suggests (暗示) that tamper-proof lids add to the difficulty of _______ those
bottles.
A. stealing B.
breaking C. opening D.
wasting
5. Which is NOT TRUE according to the passage?
A. Leech put out a
fire with milk at the age of 34.
B. Cornwall is in
the north of England.
C. Leech saved eight
people in the shops.
D. The fire was
already out before firemen arrived.