Many buildings in the earthquake and hundreds of people were rendered homeless as a result.

mushroomed 意為「如雨後春筍般出現、迅速增加」，多用於商店、問題等數量激增（如 shops mushroomed）。本題官方標示 D 為正解，但其語意「冒出、增多」與後句 homeless（無家可歸）的災害結果矛盾，疑為公告誤植。考生應優先依官方公告填答，並留意是否有更正公告。