16.　 助人为乐、 舍己救人

15.　 Up to the present, the cause of the accident is still unknown.

14.　 As a result, the three-storied building was destroyed, 50 people were killed, and more than 200 were injured.

13.　 The fire lasted about two hours and was finally put out in the afternoon.

12.　 A big fire broke out in an office building in a busy street. The cause of the fire has been unknown. It is being investigated.

11.　 The big floods, which occurred in 1998, caused great losses.

10.　 Lots of people lost their lives in the floods.

9.　　 The accident delayed all the traffic for an hour and caused the damage of $80,000

8.　　 It was soon found out that the driver had drunk too much wine before driving.

7.　　 The girl was too frightened to move.