Among all types of natural disasters, perhaps, the earthquake is the most devastated and deadliest one. It is now feared that the number of dead people following the earthquake (1) __________shook Japan with historic strength on Friday, March 11th, 2011 could be over 10,000. It created (2) __________10 meters high. The (3) __________ washed away boats, cars and houses in coastal area. It also led to tsunami warnings across the Pacific. The US Geological Survey said it was the fifth (4) __________earthquake since 1900. The earthquake (5) __________near the coast of Honshu, Japan's main island, about 370 km northeast of Tokyo. It shook buildings in the capital, stumbling all train and subway traffic (6) __________leaving many people unable to get home. "Friday's earthquake was a nightmare. Suddenly the building (7) __________I live in Tokyo shook violently and objects began to fall. I was (8) __________because I have never experienced such a strong quake before in my life" said a man. 1. A. as B. when C. that D. after 2. A. storms B. tidal waves C. thunderstorms D. tornadoes 3. A. water B. wind C. rain D. air 4. A. large B. larger C. largely D. largest 5. A. struck B. collapsed C. sucked D. erupted 6. A. without B. but C. because D. and 7. A. which B. when C. where D. that 8. A. excited B. disappointed C. happy D. scared