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P16 Pupils’ lives spared during Falmont earthquake
FALMONT—On 17 March, 476 students and 36 teachers at Falmont Primary School escaped an earthquake that hit the county at 2:27 p.m. Only 5 students suffered slight ___________(injure), ___________(虽然、尽管) the current figures of 7 killed and over 200 ____________(injure) in the disaster area __________ ____________(整体上).
Alice Brown, head teacher at Falmont Primary School, was teaching when the floor began to shake. Her students’ __________(react) was quick and correct—they moved under their desks, head first, and _________ ________ _______(紧紧抓住) the legs of the desks. At the same time, Miss Brown quickly opened the classroom door, ________ ________(以防) it became damaged during the shaking and could not open. There were loud ___________(碰撞声) of glass breaking and things ____________(fall) to the ground, but the students ____________(仍然是) still and waited calmly and quietly.
_________ __________(一…就…) the shaking stopped, Miss Brown sensed it was the best time for the class to make their escape. She ____________(示意) to her students ___________(exit) the classroom __________ ___________ ____________ ___________(以有序的队伍) covering their heads with their hands. Within one minute and twenty seconds, the whole class went down the stairs and rushed to the playground. Soon students from other classes arrived too. After a roll call ____________(证实、确认) that all were ____________ __________ __________(安然无恙的), they relaxed, laughing, crying and ___________(hug) each other.
“We practise earthquake safety ____________(程序、步骤) twice a year,” said Miss Brown, “so the kids were calm enough _____________(protect) themselves during the earthquake.”
Girl saves 100 from tsunami
NEWDALE—On 20 December, _________ __________ __________(一连串的) huge waves caused by an undersea earthquake raced across the ocean near Goldshore and left thousands ___________(die). Goldshore Beach was the only local beach _____________(survive) the disast