A rainstorm hit Alabama on Wednesday, 6 October.
Ben could hear strong winds 1 outside his home. Black clouds were making the 2 very dark. 3 light outside, it felt like midnight. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.
Everyone in the neighbourhood was 4. Ben's dad was putting pieces of wood over the window while his mum 5 sure the flashlights and radio were working. She also put some candles and matches on the table. Ben was helping his mum make dinner when the rain began to beat 6 against the windows. 7 dinner, they tried to play a card game, but it was 8 to have fun with a serious storm happening outside.
Ben could not sleep at first. 9, he fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he 10, the sun was rising. He could 11 the noise from the neighbourhood. He went outside with his family 12 found the neighbourhood in a mess. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were 13. They joined the neighbours 14 clean up the neighbourhood together. 15 the storm broke many things apart, it brought families and neighbours closer together.
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C
) 1. A. blow B. to blow C. blowing D. blew
(
A
) 2. A. sky B. ground C. neighbourhood D. window
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B
) 3. A. For B. Without C. To D. By
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D
) 4. A. happy B. busy C. sad D. afraid
(
D
) 5. A. made B. has made C. is making D. was making
(
D
) 6. A. slow B. slowly C. heavy D. heavily
(
B
) 7. A. Before B. After C. When D. While
(
A
) 8. A. hard B. easy C. good D. bad
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B
) 9. A. At the end B. In the end C. At the end of D. In the end of
(
C
) 10. A. wakes B. waking C. woke D. was waking
(
A
) 11. A. hear B. see C. watch D. find
(
A
) 12. A. and B. but C. or D. so
(
D
) 13. A. somewhere B. anywhere C. nowhere D. everywhere
(
C
) 14. A. help B. helped C. to help D. helping
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D
) 15. A. Since B. If C. Because D. Although
