A rainstorm hit Alabama on Wednesday, 6 October.
Ben could hear strong winds
blowing
outside his home. Black clouds were making the
sky
very dark.
Without
light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the neighbourhood was
busy
. Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the window while his mum
was making
sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table. Ben was helping his mum make dinner when the rain began to beat
heavily
against the windows.
After
dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was
hard
to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
Ben could not sleep at first.
In the end
, he fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he
woke
, the sun was rising. He could
hear
the noise from the neighbourhood. He went outside with his family
and
found the neighbourhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were
everywhere
. They joined the neighbours
to help
clean up the neighbourhood together.
Although
the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbours closer together.
(
C
) 1. A. blow B. to blow C. blowing D. blew
(
A
) 2. A. sky B. ground C. neighbourhood D. window
(
B
) 3. A. For B. Without C. To D. By
(
B
) 4. A. happy B. busy C. sad D. afraid
(
D
) 5. A. made B. has made C. is making D. was making
(
D
) 6. A. slow B. slowly C. heavy D. heavily
(
B
) 7. A. Before B. After C. When D. While
(
A
) 8. A. hard B. easy C. good D. bad
(
B
) 9. A. At the end B. In the end C. At the end of D. In the end of
(
C
)10. A. wakes B. waking C. woke D. was waking
(
A
)11. A. hear B. see C. watch D. find
(
A
)12. A. and B. but C. or D. so
(
D
)13. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere
(
C
)14. A. help B. helped C. to help D. helping
(
D
)15. A. Since B. If C. Because D. Although
