DiaoWeihao,astudentwhostudiesbusinessEnglishattheChengducampusofSichuanInternationalStudiesUniversity,wasinhisdormitorywhentheearthquakestruckat2:30pmonMonday.

The22-year-oldfeltthathischairwasshaking.Allofasudden,thetextbooksonthebookshelfbegantofalltothefloor.Theglassinthewindowbroke.

“Itfeltlikeourdormitorybuildingwasbeinghitbyatractor,”recalledDiao.“Iwasn’tafraid..Iwasevenexcitedandcurious.Now,lookingback,itwasascaryexperience.”

Diaoandhisroommateskepttheircalm.Theydidn’ttrytogetoutofthebuildinguntiltheshakingstopped.Theywereonthefifthfloorandtheyfearedtheremightbetroubleiftheydidn’tremaincalm.

“We’vewatchedlotsofdisasterfilms,andthathelpeduskeepcool,”hesaid.“Onlyonestudentsprained（扭伤）hisankle.Hewasescapinginahurry.Mostofusgotoutsidequicklyandsafely.”

Theyweresurprisedtoseesomanystudentsoutside.

“Ibegantorealizethenwhathadhappened,”hesaid.Thecollegehadwarnedthemthatintheeventofanearthquake,theyshouldleavethedormitoryimmediately.Afewdidrushinwhenitwassafetograbsomeclothestokeepwarm.

Withoutanytentsorbedding,thestudentsstayedonthefootballfieldforthewholenight.Rainstartedfallinginthemorning,butthestudentsallkeptingoodorder.Theysimplychattedandsharedtheirfeelingsandcomfortedeachother.

“Ourstudentsseemedtohaveself-control,”hesaid.“IheardthathospitalsinChengduhavelotsofinjuredpeoplewhojumpedoutofbuildings.”

Now,DiaoismostlyworriedaboutthepeopleinWenchuanCounty.

“Itseemswewon’tbeabletohaveclassesinoneortwoday’stime,”saidDiao.“Iwanttobecomeavolunteeratthedamage-hitarea,ordonatemybloodtotheinjuredpeopleinhospital.Also,Iwillwriteonmyblogtokeeppeoplecalmandencouragethemtoprotectthemselvesduringemergencies.”

SincetheuniversityisclosetoDujiangyan,Diaoandhisclassmatesarestillforbiddentoreturntotheirdormsorclassrooms.However,theycaneatinthecanteenandgetinformationaboutotherpartsofSichuanbyreadingthenewspapers.

小题1:WherewasDiaoWeihaowhentheearthquakehappened?