2634.Several days before July 28,1976,many strange things happened in Tangshan.The water in the well,and even(1)
(smell) gas was coming out of one well.Some animals also had some unusual behavior.But people in the city, (2)
were asleep as usual that night,didn't think much of these.At 3:42am,one of the most deadly earthquakes of the 20th century broke out.It destroyed the city and even caused damage in Beijjye.aig.In less than one minute,Tangshan (3)
(lie) in ruins.The number of people who were killed or(4)
(terrible) injured in the quake(5)
(be) more than 400,000.Later that afternoon,another big quake struck Tangshan again.More buildings fell down.Water,food,and electricity were hard(6)
(get).But all the hope wasn't lost.Soon after the quakes,teams were organized to dig out the trapped and bury the dead. Many more people,(7)
(include) workers and doctors,came to provide help.Through all the(8)
(effort),the city began to breathe again.Today,(9)
new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins,which has proved(10)
the entire world that in times of disasters,people must unify and show the wisdom to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.