Itmusthave been after two o'clockin the morning when the last guests【C1】______their leave,

It must have been after two o'clockin the morning when the last guests【C1】______their leave, and al though we had enjoyed their【C2】______my wife and I were quite thankful to shut the door【C3】______them. We【C4】______all the dirty dishes and glasses as they were, and after opening a few windows to let some fresh air in and the smell of stale【C5】______out, we climbed into bed and fell asleep. I could not have been【C6】______for more than half an hour when I woke with a【C7】______smell of smoke in my nose. Still haft asleep, I【C8】______into the sitting room, and, there through【C9】______clouds of smoke, I saw that one of the curtains was【C10】______fire. I should have closed the windows then without delay, but【C11】______I tried to beat out the flames with a folded newspaper.【C12】______this failed I hastened into the kitchen to【C13】______a bucket and fill it with water. At the same time I shouted to Barbara, who【C14】______dialed 999 to Summon the fire brigade【C15】______coming to my aid. We had to work at top speed carrying buckets of water from the kitchen to prevent the flames,【C16】______by the breeze from the windows, from spreading. We were unable to【C17】______out the fire but we managed to keep it【C18】______in check until the arrival of the firemen. Fortunately, they arrived promptly and they had little difficulty【C19】______putting out the flames. For most of the【C20】______of the day we worked hard.

【C1】

A．asked

B．took

C．got

D．waited