Almost a hundred thousand people were killed and most homes were (1) _____________ as a result of an earthquake in Tokyo in 1923. The earthquake began (2) _____________ minute before noon when the inhabitants of Tokyo were cooking their midday meals. Thousands of stoves were overturned as soon as the earth began to shake. (3) _____________, small fires broke out everywhere and quickly spread. The fires engines were (4) _____________ from going to help because (5) _____________ roads had cracked open. It was impossible (6) _____________ firefighting equipment as most of the water pipes had burst. Consequently, over ninety percent of the (7) _____________ was caused by fire rather than by the collapse of the buildings. Most people (8) _____________ died were not killed in the earthquake itself but in the fires which followed. If the earthquake had occurred (9) _____________ night while people were (10) _____________, far fewer would have died.

Question 1. A. destructively   B. destroyed                C. destroying               D. destruction

Question 2. A. a                      B. x (no article)            C. the                           D. an

Question 3. A. Despite            B. However                  C. Although                  D. As a result

Question 4. A. explored          B. discovered               C. prevented                D. mixed

Question 5. A. a little             B. little                         C. many                       D. much

Question 6. A. to use              B. use                           C. using                        D. used

Question 7. A. damage           B. protection               C. people                     D. fire

Question 8. A. whom              B. who                         C. whose                      D. which

Question 9. A. at                     B. in                             C. about                       D. on

Question 10. A. sleeping        B. seeing                      C. watching                 D. swimming

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