But hope was not lost. Soon after the quakes, the army sent 150, 000 soldiers to Tanngshan to dig out those who were 【小题1】 and to bury the dead. More than 10, 000 doctors and nurses came to provide medical care. Workers built 【小题2】 for survivors whose homes had been 【小题3】. Hundreds of thousands of people were helped. Water and food were brought into the city by train, truck, and plane. Slowly, the city began to 【小题4】 again.

Slowly, the city began to 【小题1】 again. With strong support from the government and the tireless 【小题2】 of the city’s people, a new Tangshan was built upon the earthquake ruins. Tangshan city has proved to China and the rest of the world that in times of disaster, people must unify and show the 【小题3】 to stay positive and rebuild for a brighter 【小题4】 .

The sound of planes could be heard 【小题1】 the city of Tangshan even when no planes were in the sky. In the city, the water pipes in some buildings 【小题2】 and burst. But the one million people of the city, who thought 【小题3】 of these events, were asleep as usual.