1 . Because of the earthquake, a large city lay in r______.(根据首字母单词拼写)

2 . 不到一分钟时间，一座大城市就变成了废墟。
In less than one minute, a large city lay in __________.

3 . After the earthquake, the city was __________________(严重受损), with buildings collapsed and streets destroyed. （根据汉语提示完成句子）

4 . All their attempts to rescue the child from the burning building were _____, and he died soon.

A．in place

B．in return

C．in vain

D．in ruins