The storm brought people closer together. Ben could hear strong winds outside his home in Alabama. Black 【小题1】 (cloud) were making the sky very dark. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 【小题2】 news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area.

Everyone in the neighborhood was busy. Ben’s dad was putting pieces 【小题3】 wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio 【小题4】 (be) working. She also put some candles and matches on the table.

Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat 【小题5】 (heavy) against the windows. Ben couldn’t sleep at first. He finally 【小题6】 (fall) asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. When he woke up, the sun was 【小题7】 (rise). He went outside with his family and found the neighborhood in a mess. Fallen trees, 【小题8】 (broke) windows and rubbish were everywhere. They joined the neighbors and tried their best 【小题9】 (clean) up the neighborhood together.

The storm broke many things apart, 【小题10】 it brought families and neighbors closer together.