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人教版（新课程标准）2018-2019学年高中英语必修五Unit 2 The United Kingdom 训练卷（二）
Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for —(it) stadium, theatres, shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii's people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2, 000 years.
Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22, 000 people. It (lie) at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano. Mount Vesuvius had not erupted for (century), so the people of Pompeii felt that they were in (safe).
In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain exploded, a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ashes began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii 6 (bury) under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.
From then on, Pompeii remained under stones and ashes. Then an Italian scientist (name) Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. (slow) and carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug.The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79.There were streets and fountains, houses and shops.There was a stadium 20, 000 seats.Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Ginseppe has died, but his work continues.
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