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Exercise "San Francisco earthquake", created by anonyme (a free exercise to learn English):
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Average mark: 47 / 100 Share
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Stats (549 candidates)
Question 1 passed: 63.4 %
Near dawn on April 18, 1906, certain plates underneath San Francisco began rubbing together. This * was so powerful that it caused the land above to split open.
Question 2 passed: 65.8 %
Because it began below the crust of the earth, the earthquake was silent. But moments later, the sound of windows breaking and buildings falling were *.
Question 3 passed: 66.5 %
Cliffs fell into the ocean and mountains filled small valleys. The * of the land changed for hundreds of miles all around.
Question 4 passed: 49.4 %
The people of San Francisco were not aware that morning of the rolling and shaking far beneath their homes. When the strongest * hit the city, most people were still asleep.
Question 5 passed: 46.1 %
The quake was strong enough to cause tremendous damage. Its * was such that City Hall collapsed into a pile of rubble, leaving only the frame standing.
Question 6 passed: 52.8 %
Trains, trolleys, gas and water services all stopped. A disaster like this * many public services.
Question 7 passed: 52.8 %
Gas leaks caused fires but water would not flow from fire hydrants because the water pipes had broken, too. It was * that water be found somewhere.
Question 8 passed: 48.3 %
Fires raged for four days and destroyed 28,000 buildings in San Francisco. This frightening fact shows just how * a major earthquake can be.
Question 9 passed: 82.5 %
Earthquakes can happen anywhere. Several of the most deadly have occurred in cities in the Western *.
Question 10 passed: 52.1 %
Earthquakes * great pressure on tall buildings. Architects are trying to design buildings that will remain standing during a major quake.
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