第二节: 完形填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth's plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a 　31 　word to hear there. It is recorded that at least 　32 　big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the 　_33 　century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.

The second worst earthquake _34_ San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were travelling to their　 　35 . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one　 _36_. 　Many people were killed in their cars. A few 　37 　ones were not hurt, but many thousands became 　38 . A large number of weak buildings didn't 　_39 　in the quake and the 　40 electricity was cut off for several days, too.　　　　　　　　　

(　　 ) 31. A. terrible 　　　　　 B. sad　　　　　　　　　 C. usual 　　　　　　　　　　　 D. funny

(　　 ) 32. A. two 　　　　　　　 B. three　　　　　　　　 C. four　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. five

(　　 ) 33. A. 17th　　　　　　　　 B.18th　　　　　　　　　 C. 19th　　　　　　　　　　　　 D 20th

(　　 ) 34. A. shook 　　　　　　 B. felt 　　　　　　　　 C. discovered　　　　　　　　 D. moved

(　　 ) 35. A. offices　　　　　　 B. homes　　　　　　　 C. factories　　　　　　　　　 D. schools

(　　 ) 36. A. above 　　　　　　 B. nearby　　　　　　　 C. below　　　　　　　　　　　 D. round

(　　 ) 37. A. young 　　　　　　 B. tall　　　　　　　　　 C. strong　　　　　　　　　　　 D. lucky

(　　 ) 38. A. homeless　　　　 B. jobless　　　　　　　 C. friendless　　　　　　　　 D. childless

(　　 ) 39. A. put up　　　　　　 B. go up 　　　　　　　 C. stay up　　　　　　　　　　 D. turn up

(　　 ) 40. A. company's　　　　 B. school's　　　　　　 C. country's　　　　　　　　　 D. city's