A homeless man set himself on fire on a street when hundreds of people were singing and dancing in a pub along the street, police said.

Police Chief Kenneth Ferrante said that they got a call about 11 p.m. Saturday that a man was trying to set himself on fire. When they hurried there, they found the man with his jacket on fire and shouted for him to get to the ground so they could put out the fire, but he refused.

As the fire spread, the man started crying and officers were able to push him to the ground to put out the fire, police said. 

The man was not seriously injured, Ferrante said. Police did not release any details on why the man did that.

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1.When someone has no house to live in, we say he is_______.

A homeless

B helpless

C hopeless

D handless

解析：选A。A 语义推测题。根据题干中house提示可知应为与家有关，故选A。

2.What time did the police get the phone call?

A At 11 a.m. Saturday.

B At 11 p.m. Saturday.

C At 11 a.m. Thursday.

D At 11 p.m. Thursday.

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第2段第1句Police Chief Kenneth Ferrante said that they got a call about 11 p.m. Saturday…可知，故选B。

3.Who set the man on fire?

A A policeman.

B People in the pub.

C People in the street.

D The man himself.

解析：选D。D 内容理解题。根据第1、2段第1句均可得知，故选D。

4.Why did the man start crying when the fire spread?

A Because he was feeling sad.

B Because he was feeling angry.

C Because he was feeling hungry.

D Because he was feeling painful.

解析：选D。D 判断推理题。根据备选答案伤心、生气、饥饿、疼痛可知D选项painful“疼痛“符合常理，故选D。

5.What is the best title for the passage?

A Man set himself on fire to death.

B Police set a man on fire.

C Police saved a man on fire.

D A homeless man set police on fire.

解析：选C。C 文章标题题。A项“自焚至死”与文章内容不符，错；B项“警察对流浪汉纵火”与内容不符，错；C项“警察救下着火流浪汉”，契合文章内容；D项“流浪汉对警察纵火”，错，故选C。

6.What is the best title for the passage?

A Man set himself on fire to death.

B Police set a man on fire.

C Police saved a man on fire.

D A homeless man set police on fire.

解析：选C。C 文章标题题。A项“自焚至死”与文章内容不符，错；B项“警察对流浪汉纵火”与内容不符，错；C项“警察救下着火流浪汉”，契合文章内容；D项“流浪汉对警察纵火”，错，故选C。