But hope was not lost. Soon after the quake, the army sent 150,000 soldiers to Tangshan to dig out those who were     1    and to     2    the dead.

Everywhere survivors looked, there was     1     but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75 percent of the city’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes,     2     all of its hospitals were     3    . Bricks covered the ground like red autumn leaves,     4     no wind could     5     them away. Most bridges had fallen or were not     6     to cross. The railway tracks were now     7     pieces of metal. Tens of thousands of cows, hundreds of thousands of pigs, and millions of chickens were dead. Sand now filled the wells     8     of water. People were in shock — and then, later that afternoon,     9     big quake shook Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food, and electricity were hard to get. People began to     10     how long the disaster would last.

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     3     care. Workers built shelters for survivors whose homes had been destroyed. 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     4     again.

Everywhere     1     looked, there was nothing but ruins. Nearly everything in the city was destroyed. About 75 percent of the city’s factories and buildings, 90 percent of its homes, and all of its hospitals were gone.     2     covered the ground like red autumn leaves. The railway tracks were now useless pieces of     3    . People were in     4    — and then, later that afternoon, another big quake     5     Tangshan again. Even more buildings fell down. Water, food and     6     were hard to get.

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 shelters for survivors     3     homes had been destroyed. 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     4     again.

The people living in Wenchuan county will never forget the day 12 May, 2008. Now, more than 10years on, the people in Wenchuan are living a     1    （good） life than before. Many live in new towns     2    people can live safely. The people will never forget those who     3    （rescue） them and helped them rebuild their home. Out of gratitude, many young adults have chosen to study medicine or join the army in a wish to help more people. Wenchuan has become a symbol of the Chinese spirit of never giving up.