A terrible earthquake hit the city of Tangshan on July 28,1976. Thousands of people died and many children     1    (leave)without parents. Many houses fell down and sand filled the wells     2     of water. People were     3     (extreme) shocked. Water, food and electricity were hard     4    (get)in the city and people began to wonder how long the disaster would last. The whole city was     5    (在废墟中) and the world seemed at its end.

The people of Tangshan didn’t lose hope, because 150,000 soldiers were sent to help the rescue workers.     6     soldiers tried their best to dig out those     7     were trapped. They also built     8    (避难所) for the survivors. Slowly, the city began to come back to life.

But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150, 000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were     1     and to     2     the dead. More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built     3     for survivors whose homes had been     4    . Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. Slowly, the city began to     5       again.