It happened on February 27, 2010. We in the middle of the night at the alarm in our apartment. My husband got out of bed to see what was happening. I sat up trying to keep our little son Nemer . All of a sudden, I felt that the bed was slightly . Then everything in the room started shaking.
My husband entered the room puzzled, trying to find what was happening. Then we knew for sure it was a(n) . I quickly took Nemer out of his stroller(折叠式婴儿车) and held him . The shaking kept going harder. I tried 3 times to close and open my eyes to wake up from this nightmare(噩梦),but I realized it was real. We decided to the apartment as we knew it was dangerous to stay inside.
When we the building, I heard banging on doors and crying. We went in fear with other neighbors down the . It was completely dark, we couldn’t see where we were stepping. Luckily, we to get out of the building in the end.
Lots of people were standing outside, looking up at the high building. Some of them were , others were holding their family members or friends, and some were just too frightened to do anything. I God that my son was alive in my hands. I was shaking and my husband’s face expression was full of .
Luckily, the damage in our city wasn’t very . And only a few people died in our city. But many people in the city nearby lost their in this earthquake. After this , I learnt that we might die easily. And I learnt to value life much more. Now I try to live every day to the fullest and as much time with my family as possible.
A.showed up B.stayed up C.hanged up D.woke up
A.alone B.asleep C.alive D.ahead
A.moving B.pushing C.shaking D.pulling
A.to B.in C.out D.of
A.earthquake B.dream C.fire D.flood
A.slightly B.hardly C.rightly D.closely
A.beautiful B.terrible C.cheerful D.lucky
A.enter B.watch C.leave D.observe
A.locked up B.looked out of C.stayed around D.hurried out of
A.hills B.stairs C.buildings D.paths
A.so B.but C.as D.because
A.determined B.prepared C.managed D.agreed
A.excited B.troublesome C.impatient D.frightened
A.cheering B.crying C.thinking D.talking
A.thanked B.ignored C.praised D.blocked
A.anger B.cruelty C.fear D.happiness
A.believable B.small C.satisfying D.serious
A.concerns B.lives C.jobs D.nation
A.experience B.story C.news D.lesson
A.spend B.pay C.waste D.face