题目内容：

阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The hurricane happened so quickly. I was siting in my room with my cat, Smartie, on my lap,1. the roof just flew off. All of2. sudden, there was sky where the roof had been. The rain was coming down hard and fast. Our street turned into a river in3. ( second).

At first, I was4. ( please) we could stay at home, but soon it got really tough. Without a roof, staying inside was too dangerous. We just had drinking water that was sent5. us by helicopter, but it was never enough. I just6.(spend ) the days watching the boats going up and down the street and Smarie had disappeared the moment the storm hit.

Living in the open air, we became breakfast，lunch and dinner for the mosquitos. But Mom encouraged us7.(see) the good side of things. We had lost our home and every thing，including Smartie.

Although it was only a few days before we8. ( rescue), it felt like months. We were taken to another town. Thankfully, Smartie came home just in time.

Now, one year has passed and I'm back home in New Orleans. We have enough confidence to rebuild our homes and our lives. Now we can9. ( peaceful) watch the stars of New Orleans, their beauty inspiring us and giving us10. ( strong) to move on.