1 . 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A strong earthquake hit Tangshan, China on 28 July, 1976. The deadly quake broke out at 3:42 a.m., 1 (cause) a lot of damage.
Soon after the quake, 150,000 soldiers 2 (send) to Tangshan to dig out those who were trapped and to bury the 3 (die). More than 10,000 doctors and nurses came 4 (provide) medical care. Workers built shelters for survivors 5 homes had been destroyed. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. 6 (slow), the city began to breathe again.
Tangshan started to revive itself and get back up on its 7 (foot). 8 strong support from the government and tireless efforts of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. 9 new city has become a home to more than seven million people with great improvements in transportation, industry and environment. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the 10 (wise) to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter future.