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A strong earthquake hit a small town last month. When the disaster came, most people 1. (do) their daily things. Some were reading books at home, and others 2. (work) in the fields. No one expected that the terrible moment would come so 3. (sudden).
At first, the ground 4. (shake) lightly. Then it became a strong shake in just a few seconds. Many houses fell down, and 5. number of people got hurt. People ran out of their homes in fear, but they didn't know where to go.
A young man who was a volunteer helped the 6. (village) a lot. He carried the injured to safe places and 7. (give) them some water and food. All the villagers worked together 8. (save) the people in danger.
It was a terrible experience, but 9. the help of the government and volunteers, the town started to recover soon. People rebuilt their homes and went back to 10. (they) normal life.
This earthquake taught us a lesson. We should know more about safety rules so that we can protect ourselves better when disasters come.

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3. suddenly 4. shook 5. a
6. villagers 7. gave 8. to save
9. with 10. their