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2008年职称英语等级考试教材理工类新增内容完整版 第七篇 Moderate earthquake strikes England Moderate earthquake strikes England A moderate earthquake struck parts of southeast England on 28 April 2007, toppling chimneys from houses and rousing residents from their beds. Several thousand people were left without power1 in Kent County2. One woman suffered minor head and neck injuries. It felt as if the whole house was being slid across like a fun-fair ride3, said the woman. The British Geological Survey said the 4.3-magnitude quake4 struck at 8:19 a.m. and was centered under the English Cha