I looked at my watch. It was ten to six. There was just ten minutes left before we 1 eave for home. Suddenly the earth began to shake. In no time the shake became very 2 . “Earthquake ( 地震 )!” someone shouted. I 3 the others to the door but we couldn’t get out. I stayed under a desk, covering my head and neck with my arms. “Will someone save me 4 the building falls down? Is this the end for me?” I kept thinking about that. Several minutes 5 the shake stopped. Two of my workmates tried to open the door again, and they made it! We ran quickly to the street. It was such a(n) 6 that we couldn’t believe our eyes — the street was full of debris ( 碎片 ) and broken wood. More and more people came out and many were injured ( 受伤的 ). Lots of them did 7 but look up into the sky in shock. We walked a long way home not saying much. Some were praying ( 祈祷 ) and some were crying. 8 in such a situation was difficult. Our phones didn’t work because of the earthquake. So it was 9 to find out if our friends were okay. I had no way of letting my family in China 10 that I was still alive ( 活着 ) . I just hoped that they wouldn’t hear about the earthquake until tomorrow.