Last Friday, a storm swept through two villages in the New Territories, destroying fourteen homes. Seven others ____ (be) so badly damaged(破坏) that their owners had to leave them, and fifteen others had ____ (break) windows and fallen roofs. One person was killed, several were hurt ____ (serious) and were taken to hospital, and a number of other people got smaller hurt. Altogether over two hundred people were homeless after the storm.
A farmer said that the storm began early in the morning and lasted ____ over an hour. "At that time, I ____ (eat) with my wife and children," he said. "When we heard a loud noise, our house ____ (fall) down into pieces all of a sudden, which was like a dream. We tried our best ____ (climb) out but then I found that one of my children missing. I went back inside and found him, safe ____ very frightened (害怕)." "I had no time to take anything," a woman said. "A few ____ (minute) later, the roof came down."
Soldiers helped to take people out of the flooded area and brought ____ (they) food, clothes and shelter.