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Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black clouds were making the sky very dark. (1) The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the family was busy. Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the windows, while his brother was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. (2) Ben was helping his mum make dinner.
(3) After dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was hard to have fun with a serious storm happening outside. The family went to bed at 10 o'clock.
(4) He had to listen to some music to calm himself down. He finally fell asleep when the wind was going down at around 3:00 a.m.
When he woke up, the sun was rising. He went outside with his family and found the neighbourhood in a mess. (5) The family joined the neighbours to help clean up the neighbourhood together. Although the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbours closer together.
A. Ben could not sleep at first.
B. He was very lonely at that time.
C. With no light outside, it felt like midnight.
D. He also put some candles and matches on the table.
E. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere.
F. At around 6 o'clock, the rain began to beat heavily against the windows.