October 2018 1 28 Report
EARTHQUAKE
I had just got into bed about half past eleven when I felt the tremor . the bed started to tremble and I noticed the electric light , which was hung on the ceiling , was swaying . then I got out of bed quickly and went to look out of the windows . As I looked , I saw the house opposite began to fall sideways . then I realized what was happening . I put on my dressing-gown hurriedly and rushed out into the garden.
I was alone in the house . my wife and children had gone to visit my mother-in-law
For three or four minutes . I heard a terrible noise of walls falling down , and people screaming , and I saw clouds of dust in their air . then , the trembling stopped .
There were about fifty persons killed and more than two hundred injured . the damage to property was considerable , and about three hundred houses would have to be completely rebuilt .
1. What is the purpose of the text ?
a. Entertaining the readers with a funny story
b. Describing a particular and special thing
c. Presenting points of view about an issue
d. Informing a past event
2. When did the writer realize what was happening ? while he was …
a. Feeling his bed started to tremble
b. Noticing the electric light swaying
c. Hearing a terrible noise of wall falling
d. Watching the house began to fall sideways .
3. ‘’the bed started tremble and I noticed the electric light,…’’
What does the word underline mean ?
a. Hung
b. Saw
c. Sway
d. Turned on

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