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    There were some strange things happening in Tangshan ____ July 28, 1976. For three days , water in the wells rose and ____ (fall). The wells had deep cracks and a smelly gas came out of them. Pigs, ____ (chicken) and even mice became too nervous ____ (live) as usual. At 3:42 am, everything began to shake. ____ seemed that the world was at an end. One-third of the nation felt it. 

    A terribly huge crack cut across the city. ____ (immediate) the city lay in ruins. Two-thirds of the people died or were injured. Then ____ (late) that afternoon, another big quake ____ was almost as strong as the first one shook Tangshan. People began to wonder how long the disaster would last, ____ not all hope was lost. Soldiers came to help those survivors. Slowly, the city began to ____（breath) again.