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orrect parts of the sentences. 2 The people didn’t worry because 1 The chickens didn’t eat because C they were nervous. E they didn’t know what the strange events meant. 3 Such a great number of people died because 4 Water was needed because 5 The people did not lose hope because D dams and wells were useless. B the quake happened while they were sleeping. A the army came to help them. Make a timeline Time Event For three days At 3:42 am Later that afternoon Soon after the quakes For three days smelly gas came out of fish: jump well water rose and fall cracks chickens, pigs: too nervous to eat mice: run out to hide In the well In the farmyard At about 3:00 am on July 28, 1976 the sound of planes could be heard water pipes: cracked and burst bright light were in the sky In the sky In the city House, roads and canals Steam Hills of rock The large city had a huge crack burst from hole in the ground. became rivers of dirt lay in ruins At 3:42 am Later that afternoon At 3:42 am, everything began to s_____. It seemed that the world was a__ ___ ____. O________(1/3) of the nation f____ it. A h_____ crack cut across the city. The city lay i__ _____. Twothirds of the people d____ or were i_______. Then later that afternoon, another big quake s______ Tang Shan, which t_______ many r______workers and doctors. People began to wonder how long the d______ would l_____. hake nethird elt uge n ruins ied njured hook rapped escue isaster ast t an end Fill in the blanks. Soon after the quakes The army: Workers: sent soldiers to Tangshan. anized teams to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the dead. built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. Result: The city began to breathe again. True ( T )or false( F )? 1. Twothirds of the nation felt the earthquake. ( ) 2. All the people in Tangshan were dead or injured during the earthquake. ( ) 3. All of the city’s hospitals, factories, buildings and homes were damaged in the earthquake. ( ) F FF Onethird Twothirds 75% 90% 75% 4. Later that afternoon, a terrible earthquake shook Tangshan again. ( ) 5. People slept outdoors after the earthquake. ( ) T T 6. Not only the people but also the animals were shocked greatly. 7. Many rescue workers and doctors were trapped under the ruins during the aftershock. T T 1. What is the passage mainly about? An earthquake happened in Tangshan in 1976. Read the text carefully and answer these questions. 3. What did people hear? 2. What did people in Tangshan see in the sky before the earthquake? They saw bright lights in the sky. They heard the sound of planes outside Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. 4. What did people notice in the wells? 5. Did people pay any attention to these abnormal phenomena? People noticed the well walls had deep cracks, and a smelly gas came out of the cracks. No. They went to the bed as usual that night. 6. When did the earthquake begin? 7. How many people were killed or injured in the earthquake? 8. Could the injured people go to hospital? More than 400, 000 people. At 3:42 in the morn