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San Francisco is a big city which lies in the west of the United States very near the Pacific, where two earth's plates often meet and jump. So earthquake is a　1　 word to hear there. It is recorded that at least 2 big earthquakes have happened in San Francisco since the beginning of the　 3 century. One happened in 1906, the other in 1989.

The second worst earthquake 4 San Francisco on the evening of October 17, 1989, when people were travelling to their　 5 . A wide and busy overhead road fell onto the one 6 Many people were killed in their cars. A few　 7　 ones were not hurt, but many thousands became　 8　　A large number of weak buildings didn't　 9 in the quake and the　 10 electricity was cut off for several days, too.

Nobody but scientists can explain the　 11　 of earthquakes. In their opinion, although earthquake cannot be　 12 . we can do things to make sure they do not destroy whole cities. They suggest we should not build houses along the　 13　 where earth's plates join together. We should build houses　 14　 instead of on sand. And the buildings have to be as　 15　 as possible. Scientists are also studying earthquakes, which may someday help to save hundreds of lives.　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　

1. A. terrible	B. sad	C. usual	D. funny
2. A. two	B. three	C. four	D. five
3. A. 17^th	B.18th	C. 19th	D 20^th
4. A. shook	B. felt	C. discovered	D. moved
5. A. offices	B. homes	C. factories	D. schools
6. A. above	B. nearby	C. below	D. round
7. A. young	B. tall	C. strong	D. lucky
8. A. homeless	B. jobless	C. friendless	D. childless
9. A. put up	B. go up	C. stay up	D. turn up
10. A. company's	B. school's	C. country's	D. city's
11. A. story	B. cause	C. experience	D. result
12. A. stopped	B. caught	C. kept	D. touched
13. A. seaside	B. river	C. road	D. lines
14. A. at sea	B. on rock	C. on the square	D. near the city
15. A. strong	B. high	C. small	D. cheap

　　　 KEY: 1. C　2. A　 3. D　 4. A　5. B 6. C　7. D　8. A　9. C　10. D　11. B 12. A　13. D　14. B　 15. A