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Have you ever experienced an earthquake? There was a bad earthquake in Mexico City on 19 September 1985. A lot of buildings (1)
(sudden) fell down, and hundreds of people were in danger. Many people (2)
(sleep) at that time. After the earthquake, many parts of Mexico City were without electricity. It was reported that thousands of people died in the earthquake.
Lots of people in Mexico City became (3) ______ (volunteer) to help others. Some people in other areas also offered (4) ______ (help). They took risks to brin
g clean water, enough clothes and food to Mexico City. Some doctors and nurses (5) ______ (begin) to give people medicine and tried their best to help people on crowded streets.
An aftershock happened (6)
the evening of 20 September. It was the (7)
(strong) aftershock in Mexico. “I told my students two things. First, we should protect (8)
(we), because it is not a game. Second, we should get ready for everything in time,” said Adelina, (9)
teacher at the Morelos Middle School. All the buildings in the school were broken, (10)
everyone was safe. Because both the students and the teachers had learnt some life-saving skills, they quickly ran out of the buildings.