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Many animals do strange (奇怪的)things before an earthquake(地震).This news may be important. Earthquakes can   people die and knock down(击倒) homes. The animals may help to save people’s lives.
Some animals aren’t as usual(像往常一样)   an earthquake. Dogs started to howl (嚎叫). Horses on farms ran around in circles. Mice left   holes and ran away. Cows gave  milk.    a town in Italy, cats raced down the street in a group. That happened only a few     before an earthquake. In San Francisco, a man kept pet frogs. One day, the frogs(青蛙)  around more than ever. They made louder noise,    big frogs. That night, an earthquake happened in the city.
People want   when an earthquake is coming. Then they could get away safely. (安全地离开) Now, there is no sure way to know ahead of time(提前).The best idea is to watch the   .