SophiaWu25isayoungChinesewomanwholiveswithherfamilyinChile.OnFebruary272010she anightthatshewouldneverforget.
“Iwasasleepandwaswokenup astrongshaking（震动）ataround3:30inthemorning.Mywhole wasshakingandIcouldn'tstandstill（静止）.Iwantedtorundownthestairstogooutsidebutsuddenlythelightintheroomwentout.Icouldn't atall.
Thatnightan8.8-magnitudeearthquakehappenedinChile.Buildingsandbridgesfellintopieces.Electricityandwaterseruiceswere .TheChileanRedCrossreportedthatabout500000homeswere andmorethan800peopledied.
Theearthquakehasbeenthefith since1900.Morethan90aftershocks（余震）followedtheearthquake.
saythatthereareabout500000earthquakesintheworldeachyear.Oftheseonly100000arefeltand100ofthemcauseclamage.
Earthquakeshappen themovementofhugerocksthatmakeuptheearth.Sofarscientistshaven'tfoundawaytopredict（预测）earthquakes.Butyoucanlearntokeepyourself duringanearthquake.
1.A.enjoyed B.experienced C.missed
2.A.by B.for C.at
3.A.bed B.room C.floor
4.A.bed B.room C.floor
5.A.cutoff B.turnedoff C.usedup
6.A.burned B.destroyed C.built
7.A.smallest B.worst C.strongest
8.A.Scientists B.Workers C.Drivers
9.A.insteadof B.becauseof C.inorderto
10.A.protect B.help C.hide
