The Same Story,Different Reports Belton and Canfield are two seashore towns,not far apart.Both towns have many hotels,and in

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问题                  The Same Story,Different Reports
    Belton and Canfield are two seashore towns,not far apart.Both towns have many hotels,and in summer the hotels are full of holiday-makers and other tourists.
    Last August there was a fire at the Sea Breeze Hotel in Behon.The next day,this news appeared on page two of the town’s newspaper,The Belton Post:
    FIRE AT SEABREEZE
    Late last night firemen hurried to the Sea Breeze Hotel and quickly put out a small fire in a bedroom.The hotel manager said that a cigarette started the fire.We say again to all our visitors:“P1ease don’t smoke cigarettes in bed.”This was Behon’s first hotel fire for five years.
    The Canfield Times gave the news in these words on page one.
    ANOTHER BELTON HOTEL CATCHES FIRE
    Last night Belton fremen arrived j ust too late to save clothing,bedclothes and some fumiture at the Sea Breeze Hotel.An angry holiday—maker said,“An electric lamp probably started the fire.The bedr00m lamps are very old at some of these hotels.When I put my bedside light on,I heard a funny noise from the lamp.”We are glad to tell our readers that this sort of  adventure does not happen in C anfield.
    What are the facts.then?It is never easy to find out the exact truth about an accident.There was a fire at the Sea Breeze Hotel last August:that is one fact.Do we know anything else?Yes.we know that firemen went to the hotel.Now what do you think of the rest of the“news”?
The Canfield newspaper gave a report just the opposite to the Belton Post by saying that________.

选项 A、the bedroom lamps were very old at the Sea Breeze Hotel
B、the bedroom lights made funny noise when the fire took place
C、the firemen failed to save clothing,bedclothes and other things
D、such accidents never happened in Canfield for the past 5 years

答案C

解析 从倒数第二段“Last night Behon firemen arrived just too late to save mclothing,bedclothes and some furniture at the Sea Breeze Hotel.”,可知答案为C。
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