Ⅴ. 根据短文内容，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
I will never forget the terrible storm last year. It was a 1. (rain) afternoon. I 2. (help) my mum fold clothes in the living room while my dad was reading a newspaper on the sofa. The air felt heavy, and the sky turned dark grey little by little.
All of 3. sudden, a strong wind rushed through the window, blowing away the paper on the table. Soon, loud thunder boomed（轰隆作响）overhead, making me cover my ears. A fierce rainstorm followed, with raindrops hitting the roof like small stones.
It was the 4. (bad) natural event I had ever faced. The wind was loud. We could hear trees breaking outside. The weather forecast had warned us not 5. (go) out that morning, but we didn't imagine it would be so scary.
Nearby houses had their garden fences knocked down. Except 6. my cousin's family—they went to visit their grandparents in the countryside—all of our neighbours stayed at home. My dad quickly turned off the lights and told us to hide in the hallway, which was 7. (safe) than other rooms.
We waited quietly 8. the storm slowed down. 9. (lucky), no one in our neighbourhood got hurt. After the rain stopped, people came out to help each other clean up broken 10. (branch) and other things. That day taught me to stay calm when danger comes and always listen to weather warnings.

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10. branches