One Saturday morning a. careless car-driver threw a lighted cigarette out of his car ten miles west of the small Canadian town of Stanton. The forest at the side of the road was【36】because there had been no rain for many days.【37】a few minutes the trees were【38】a lire. A truck-driver saw the【39】when he was on his【40】to Stanton. As soon as he reached the town he told the police about it. Soon fire fighters were【41】westwards. When they reached the fire they saw that it was very big. it could not spread to the north because of a lake or to the south because of a wide river. But a west wind was carrying the fire towards Stanton and the fire fighters could not【42】it. Then, one of the fire fighters sent a message back to the town【43】radio. The chief fire officer and hundreds of people hurried to a place about half a mile west of the town. There they【44】dynamite (炸药) to blow down the trees and to clear a wide path through the forest. When the fire reached the path it began to die down because there was nothing left to burn. After several hours they【45】to put out of the fire and save the town.
(36)

A. wet
B. dry
C. thick
D. dusty