What does the underlined word“collapsed” probably mean? ( )A. Were destroyedB. Caught fire

What does the underlined word“collapsed” probably mean? ( )

A． Were destroyed

B． Caught fire

C． Were flooded

D． Sank

答 案：A
A[解析]通过该词后面的“A total of 130,000 houses were destroyed-one in every three in the earthquake zone and nearly 2,000,000 people were left homeless．”可以推出答案为A。