3 . In 1989 an 8.2 earthquake almost flattened Los Angeles,killing over 30,000 people in less than four minutes.A father rushed to where his son was supposed to be,only to discover that the building was flattened.

But he remembered the _______ he had made his son:“No matter what happens,I’ll always be there for you!” Tears began to fill his eyes.Although it looked _______,he remembered his words._______ his son’s classroom would be in the back right corner of the building,he rushed there and started _______.Other parents tried to pull him off what was left of the school,saying “It’s too late! They’re all dead!You can’t help!” To each parent he _______:“Are you going to help me?”And then he went back to his digging.The fire fighter _______ and tried to pull him away:“Fires are breaking out,explosions are happening everywhere.You’re _______.”This loving,caring father asked,“Are you going to help me?”

He went on _______ he needed to know,“Is my boy alive or is he dead?” He dug for eight hours...12 hours...36 hours...then,in the 38th hour,he pulled back a large stone and heard his son.He _______,“ARMAND!” He heard back,“Dad?It’s me,Dad! I told the other kids not to ________.I told them that if you were ________,you’d save me and when you saved me,they’d be saved.You ________,’no matter what happens,I’ll always be there for you!’” “What’s going on in there?” the father asked.

“There are 14 of us left out of 33,Dad.We’re scared but ________ you’re here.When the building collapsed,it ________ a triangle(三角形),and it saved us.”

“________,boy!”

“Let the other kids out first,because I know you’ll get me! I know you’ll always be there for me!”