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The mighty ________ , which registered 7.1 on the Richter scale, shook buildings and buckled elevated highways.

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Safety officials put up ________ to keep people away from unsafe areas.

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Scientists ________that the loss of life and property would have been far greater if the earthquake had hit during the day instead of early evening.

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The Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh was an ambitious and ________artist who made hundreds of paintings and drawings during his short lifetime. He moved to southern France in 1888, and there he produced many of his masterpieces. Van Gogh died in 1890 at the age of 37.

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Van Gogh ________at the completion of each new painting but despaired that his work never sold.

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He _________ works of great beauty that were not appreciated until after his death. Today his paintings are in museums all over the world and are sold for millions of dollars.

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When a power blackout darkened part of the city, some criminals roamed the streets. They broke windows and _________ neighborhood stores

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As the summer heat ________ the olives on the trees near his home, van Gogh wrote sad letters to his brother Theo

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Community leaders spoke out against this ________ violence and urged people to act responsibly during the emergency.

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Several sheriff’s ________ arrived to restore order and interview witnesses.

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One witness offered information about the robberies, but the police officers paid him little mind because they knew he was not __________.