一、完形填空
Earthquakes are common; thousands of them happen each day. But most are (1) weak to feel. During a (2) earthquake, there is often a great noise first. Then the earth (3) terribly and many houses (4) down. Railway tracks break and trains go (5) lines; a great many factories are (6) ; thousands of deaths are caused, and many more lose homes. . . (7) the great damage and deaths caused by the earthquake (8) , other disasters such as fires often (9) . More buildings are destroyed and more (10) caused.