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　　What can people do when natural disasters(灾难)happen? Can we stop them? No, we can't．The only thing we can do is to 　　1　　 after the disasters．

　　Last year I met Mr．Flood．It started raining and 　　2　　 raining almost a month：the water on the streets got higher and higher every day．We used 　　3　　 instead of cars．We lost lots of things, including our businesses, our jobs and our homes．

　　Schools 　　4　　 and farms were destroyed．We ran out of food and clean water．In some places the water was higher than the buildings．I felt like we lived in a(n)　　5　　 world．

　　Because of the flood, lots of 　　6　　 broke out．Because of the dead animals, some people 　　7　　．The soil and other things made the water become very, very 　　8　　．That was in summer time, so though it was raining, the 　　9　　 was still high．The hot weather and really dirty water 　　10　　 the air very bad．Hospitals didn't have enough rooms for 　　11　　．

　　When the flood was over, I looked around my city．The word “　　12　　” can describe the situation．Everything was destroyed and lots of people were sick, but we were very 　　13　　．1 think．

　　We had to 　　14　　 our city, take care of the sick people, and start our schools again．I just 　　15　　 that one day, people can stop the natural disasters whenever they happen．After all, people are very clever．