Many people believe that “It is always calm before a storm.” Actually it is not true. Before the Tangshan earthquake, strange things happened. Some animals were too n________to eat and the water pipes in some buildings cracked and b_______. At 3:42 a.m. the terrible earthquake broke out. In fifteen seconds, a large city lay in r_______ The suffering of the people was e________. Almost everything was d_______ and thousands of children were left homeless. Before people could r__________from the first quake, a second one hit the city. Some rescue workers and doctors were t_________ underground. Water, food, and e________were cut off. People began to wonder how long the d________ would last.

       L_________, people all over the nation offered the helping hand. With the joint efforts, the city began to breathe again.

Many people believe that “It is always calm before a storm.” Actually it is not true. Before the Tangshan earthquake, strange things happened. Some animals were too n________1.to eat and the water pipes in some buildings cracked and b_______2.. At 3:42 a.m. the terrible earthquake broke out. In fifteen seconds, a large city lay in r_______3. The suffering of the people was e________4.. Almost everything was d_______5. and thousands of children were left homeless. Before people could r__________6.from the first quake, a second one hit the city. Some rescue workers and doctors were t_________7. underground. Water, food, and e________8.were cut off. People began to wonder how long the d________9. would last.

       L_________10., people all over the nation offered the helping hand. With the joint efforts, the city began to breathe again.

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       Many people believe that “It is always calm before a storm.” Actually it is not true. Before the Tangshan earthquake, strange things happened. Some animals were too n______ to eat and the water pipes in some buildings cracked and b______. At 3:42 a.m. the terrible earthquake broke out. In fifteen seconds, a large city lay in r_____. The suffering of the people was e_______. Almost everything was d_____ and thousands of children were left homeless. Before people could r_______from the first quake, a second one hit the city. Some rescue workers and doctors were t________underground. Water, food, and e_______were cut off. People began to wonder how long the d____ would last.

       L_____， people all over the nation offered the helping hand. With the joint efforts, the city began to breathe again.

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       Many people believe that “It is always calm before a storm.” Actually it is not true. Before the Tangshan earthquake, strange things happened. Some animals were too n______1. to eat and the water pipes in some buildings cracked and b______2.. At 3:42 a.m. the terrible earthquake broke out. In fifteen seconds, a large city lay in r_____3.. The suffering of the people was e_______4.. Almost everything was d_____5. and thousands of children were left homeless. Before people could r_______6.from the first quake, a second one hit the city. Some rescue workers and doctors were t________7.underground. Water, food, and e_______8.were cut off. People began to wonder how long the d____9. would last.

       L_____10.， people all over the nation offered the helping hand. With the joint efforts, the city began to breathe again.

1.Anne’s sister Margot was very u       that the family had to move.
2.She s      from loneliness,but she had to learn to like it there.
3.One evening when it was so warm,I stayed awake on p       .
4.I don’t want to set down a s     of facts in a diary as many people do.
5.It was based more on German than the English we speak at p       .
6.Can you find the following command and r       from reading?
7.Which kind of t      do you prefer to use?
8.I am f      of my sister but she has one serious shortcoming.
9.In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in r        .
10.People began to wonder how long the d       would last.