As Shanxi Province suffered     1     a record-breaking rainfall and floods, thousands of ancient buildings were also at great risk.

    2     (fortunate), thanks to accurate weather forecasts and a timely response, most of the province’s ancient buildings were protected in advance     3     (prevent) flooding and did not suffer too much damage. However, as a province with the     4     (large) number of ancient architectural sites in the country, Shanxi     5     (know) as the “treasure house of ancient Chinese architecture” , but during the recent floods and landslides （泥石流）    6     (cause) by days of heavy rainfall, there are still many ancient buildings in danger.

According to Shanxi Evening News, at least 16 ancient buildings registered partial collapses, cracks or serious leaking during the rare continuous rainfall,     7     also affected the safety of the surrounding houses.

In Taiyuan, capital city of Shanxi, multiple major historical and cultural sites protected at the     8     (nation) level were damaged to various extent, including the Jin Temple, and the Tianlongshan Grottoes notable for the Buddhist temples located inside. In some temples, roofs leaked after days of rainstorm and the retaining walls collapsed     9     cracked. Roads to scenic     10     (spot) were also damaged by landslides because of the saturated soil.

Rescue and disaster relief forces, medical teams and urgent supplies are pouring into Northwest China’s Gansu Province and the neighboring Qinghai Province after a 6.2-magnitude earthquake jolted a Gansu county at a     1     (deep) of 10 kilometers at 11:59 pm Monday,     2     has caused 127 deaths as of press time.

More than 700 people were injured in the two provinces and dozens more were reported missing; more than 155,000 houses     3     (damage) or collapsed, according to media reports. President Xi Jinping has urged rescue efforts and proper arrangements for    4    (affect) people to ensure the safety of people’s lives and property.

Soon     5     the quake, a large transport aircraft arrived in Lanzhou, capital city of Gansu     6     (deliver) the emergency command group and supplies.

Dahejia Middle School is located in the severely affected county. The school principal told the media that all 2,100 students and 190 teachers have safely returned home     7     injuries. “We     8     (conduct) frequent drills at our school for fire and earthquake safety over the years,” Ma said,     9     (add) that “    10     only took about 5 minutes to evacuate the entire school”.