Strange things appeared before the Tangshan earthquake happened. For three days the water in the village wells (1)
rose
rose
(rise) and fell. The well walls had deep cracks in them. A smelly gas came out of the cracks. Some animals including fish, (2)
mice
mice
(mouse) behaved strangely. Other strange things also happened in the city,(3)
but
but
people thought little of these events and they slept as usual.
(4)
Finally
Finally
(final) a terrible earthquake hit the city of Tangshan on July 28, 1976, in which more than 240,000 people died and many (5)
were injured
were injured
(injure). Many houses fell down and sand filled the wells instead of water. People were greatly shocked. All the electricity in the city was cut off and people began (6)
to wonder
to wonder
(wonder) how long the disaster would last. The whole city was completely destroyed and the world seemed to be (7)
at
at
an end. It was one of the most destructive earthquakes ever, (8)
which
which
shocked the whole nation.
However, the people of Tangshan didn't lose hope because 150,000 soldiers were sent to help the rescue workers. The soldiers tried their best to dig out those (9)
who
who
were trapped. They also built shelters for the (10)
survivors
survivors
(survive). Fresh water was taken to the city by every means. Slowly, the city began to come back to life.