高二英语earthquake

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to the city of San Francisco? 3. What happened again in the city in the fall of 1989? Questions: 4. Explain the reasons why there are earthquakes. TRUE OR FALSE 1. A terrible earthquake hit San Francisco on the evening of April 18,1906. （ ） 2. A large number of buildings were burnt and about 700 people were killed . （ ） 3. The 1989 earthquake in San Francisco was the strongest one in America. （ ） 4. A bridge fell down onto another bridge below. （ ） F F F T 5. The 1989 earthquake happened in the center of the town, so many new buildings were destroyed. ( ) F 7. At San Francisco the Pacific plate moving northwest meets the South American plate. ( ) 8. The pacific plate is moving fast at 53 kilometers a year. ( ) 6. The electricity was cut off several days. ( ) TRUE OR FALSE F F T 9. West America near the sea is a bad place for earthquakes. ( ) T 10. When the 1906 earthquake happened , the Pacific plate jumped 56 meters to the north. ( ) T Paragraph 1 At 5:13 on the morning of April 18th, 1906, the city of San Francisco was shaken by a terrible earthquake. A great part of city was destroyed and a large number of buildings were burnt. The number of people who lost homes reached as many as 250,000. About 700 people died in the earthquake and the fires. Main Idea Details It happened on ________________________ .  ______________________ was destroyed.  ___________________________ were burnt.  ______________ people lost their homes.  _______________ people died. the morning of April 18. A great part of the city The 1906 Earthquake A large number。