The buildings will be destroyed
The bridges will fall down
The water pipes will crack and burst
A NIGHT THE EARTH DIDN’T SLEEP
Fast Reading
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ngshan, Hebei Province
Place:
Disaster: Before the earthquake: Damage:
A big earthquake
Many strange things __________________happened in ruins A large city lay______.
hake which destroyed the city. Later began to s____,
that afternoon, another big earthquake struck Tangshan. More people were killed or injured and
ell down. Soldiers were called in to more buildings f__
the chickens and pigs
mice fish
Details
1.At _____ am, the __________ earthquake of the 20th century began . 2._______ burst from holes in the ground. 3.Hard hills of the rock became rivers of ____. 4.________ covered the ground like red autumn leaves. 5.Two _______ and most of the bridges fell. 6.The railway tracks were now ________pieces of _______. 7.______ now filled the wells instead of water. 8.Water,food,and __________ were hard to get.