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Earthquakes symbolize a kind of dialogue between man and earth, and in Taiwan’s history there has been a
continual contact sustained to different extents with the inhabitants of this land and their rulers. On September 21,
1999, a powerful earthquake measuring 7.3 on the Richter scale shook Taiwan at 1:47 a.m. 41 its epicenter
12.5 km from Sun Moon Lake in Nantou County. State radio described it as the most 42 quake to hit
Taiwan in one hundred years. In terms of human loss, 2412 people lost their lives, 11,305 were injured when they
were trapped under the rubble of 43 buildings and homes. 44 screamed for help from piles of
crumpled concrete as rescue crews carried the wounded down ladders to safety. Panic-stricken residents stood
outside their homes, clothed only in underwear or pajamas. 26,831 homes were completely destroyed, another
24,495 were partially destroyed. 45 those who were immediately affected by the earthquake at the instant
it occurred, many others were struck by the incoming dangers and inconveniences that came when power and
water supplies were cut off and roads were blocked or destroyed. These are all things that will surely stay in our
collective memory.
【題組】41. (A) by (B) of (C) for (D) with