I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place. The time was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was driving along the road to take my daughter from school. Our plan was to go swimming together. I finished my work at 4 o’clock and then went to the post office. Then I stopped off at a shop in order to get some fresh fruit. We’d like to have some fruit after swimming.
I was driving along a high road on my way to my daughter’s school. Over my road was another road, which was built like a bridge for cars coming to the other way. I was hungry so I put the bag of apples in the seat beside me and started to eat one.
Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side. Then my car started to shake! I didn't know what was happening. Perhaps something had gone wrong with my car. I drove more slowly and then I stopped the car and at the same moment the road fell onto the cars in front of me.
I found myself in the dark. I couldn't move. The bottom parts of both of my legs and my feet were hurting badly and I couldn't move them. All around me was quiet. But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise. Then I memorized what had happened. I had been in an earthquake.
For about two hours nobody came. Luckily I could reach the bag of apples, so at least I had plenty to eat. Then I heard people climbing towards me. A team of people had come to see if anyone was under the broken road. I called out, “I’m here!” when I heard a shout. Soon a stranger climbed to the side of the road near my car. “How are you doing?” he asked. “Not too bad, ”I said. “But my feet and legs feel as if they’re broken.”“We’ll have you out of there just as soon as we can.” They didn't get me out until the next morning. I had been in my car for fourteen hours.

  1. 1.

    When the earthquake took place, the writer was        .

    1. A.
      on his way to the post office
    2. B.
      stopping off at a shop
    3. C.
      doing some shopping
    4. D.
      under a road built like a bridge
  2. 2.

    The writer’s car began to move from side to side because      .

    1. A.
      there was something wrong with his car
    2. B.
      he ate apples as he drove
    3. C.
      an earthquake happened
    4. D.
      he drove too fast
  3. 3.

    Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

    1. A.
      When the earthquake happened, the writer was with his daughter together.
    2. B.
      The writer’s legs and feet were badly wounded in the earthquake.
    3. C.
      The writer was saved as soon as the stranger climbed up the road.
    4. D.
      The writer was so frightened that he forgot everything that happened around him.
  4. 4.

    Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the writer?
    a. A stranger climbed to the side of road near his car and asked how he was doing.
    b. The writer finished his work.
    c. He felt his car shaking on his way to his daughter’s school.
    d. He bought some fresh fruit in a shop.
    e. He was saved the next morning.
    f. The writer found himself in the dark.
    g. He went to the post office.

    1. A.
      b,g,d,c,f,a,e
    2. B.
      b,d,c,g,f,a,e
    3. C.
      d,b,c,f,g,a,e
    4. D.
      c,a,f,g,b,d,e
  5. 5.

    From the passage we’re sure that the writer was         .

    1. A.
      a teacher of a school
    2. B.
      a manager of a shop
    3. C.
      a father of a girl
    4. D.
      a worker of a post office
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