At3：42ameverythingbegantoshake.Itseemed1.theworldwas2.anend!Elevenkilometres3.(direct)belowthecitythegreatestearthquakeofthe20thcenturybegan.ItwasheardinBeijing4.

Question

 At 3： 42 am everything began to shake. It seemed 1.        the world was 2.        an end!Eleven kilometres 3.        (direct) below the city the greatest earthquake of the 20th century began. It was heard in Beijing 4.        is one hundred kilometres away. One-third of the nation felt it. A huge crack that was eight kilometres long and thirty metres wide cut 5.        houses roads and canals. Steam burst from 6.      (hole) in the ground. Hard hills of rock became rivers of dirt. In fifteen terrible seconds a large city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or 7.        (injure) during the earthquake.

  Thousands of families 8.        (kill) and many children were left 9.        parents.The number of people 10.        were killed or injured reached more than 400 000.

Answer 1

1. that   2. at   3. directly   4. which   5. across   6. holes           7. were injured   8. were killed   9. without   10. who/that