In 1989， an 8.2 earthquake hit America， which killed over 30，000 people． A father left his wife
(1) at home and rushed to the school where his son was
(2) to be， only to discover that the building was as
(3) as a pancake．
Seeing this， he remembered the promise he had made to his son： "No matter what happens， I"ll always be there for you!" Tears began to
(4) his eyes． As he looked at the pile （堆） of
(5) that once was the school， it looked
(6) ， but he kept remembering his words to his son．
He began to pay attention to the place where he had
(7) his son to class before． Remembering his son"s classroom had been in the back right corner of the building， he rushed there and started digging
(8) the ruins．
Other
(9) parents tried to stop him from entering the very place
(10) was once his son"s school， saying， "It"s dangerous and it"s too late! They are all dead! Go home! There"s nothing you can do! "
To each parent the father replied， "Are you going to help me now？" And then he continued to dig for his son， stone by stone． The fire chief （消防队长）
(11) and said， "Fires are bursting out． You"re in danger． Go home．" To the fire chief， this loving，
(12) American father asked， "Are you going to help me？"
He went on
(13) ． He dug for 8 hours…12 hours…24 hours…36 hours…．Then， in the 38 th hour， he heard his son"s
(14) ． He screamed out his son"s name， "ARMAND!" He heard back， "Dad？! It"s me， Dad! I told the other kids not to worry． I told them that if you were alive you would save us． You promised no matter what happens， you"ll always be there for me! You did
(15) ， Dad! "