Question
Whatstrangethingshappenedbeforetheearthquake
Theanimalsweretoonervoustoeat2
Miceranoutofthefields3
Fishjumpedoutofbowlsandponds4
Thewaterinthewellroseandfell5
BrightlightappearedintheskyAt3:42One-thirdTwo-thirds400,00075%,90%Tensofthousandsof150,000Mostof10,000Begantoshake1/3ofthenationfeltitDiedorinjuredThenumberofpeoplewhodiedorinjuredFactories,buildingsorhomesweregoneCowsdiedThesoldierswhothearmysenttohelptherescueworkersTheminerswhowererescuedfromthecoalminesParagraph1FindoutthemainideasofeachparagraphintwowordsThesignsThedamageRescueworkParagraph2-3Paragraph4FurtherinformationaboutTangshanearthquakeWhenWhereDegreeThedamageStruckat3:42a
onJuly28,1976HebeiChina,11kmbelowthecity7
8magnitude242,419peoplekilled(12
8%ofTangshan’spopulation)Economicdamage:about3billionyuanCause2