Pompeii is an ancient city of southern Italy southeast of Naples. It was         by an eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 2，000years ago. Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii. They donot, however, see Pompeii's       .
Once Pompeii was a( n)      city of 22，000 people, which  at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass-covered volcano thathad not erupted for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt      .
In August of AD 79 Mount Vesuvius     . The entire top ofthe mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud        into theair. Soon stones and hot ash began to      on Pompeii. When theeruption     two days later, Pompeii was buried under 200 feetof stones and       . Almost all of its people were dead.
In 1861，an Italian scientist named Giuseppe began to       Pompeii. Slowly,     ，Ginseppe and his men dug. The citylooked almost the same as it had looked in AD. 79. There werestreets and fountains, houses and shops. There was a stadium with20，000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were       objects, which      us a great deal about the      who lived inPompeii. Many glasses and jars has some dark blue colour in thebottom,       we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. Theyliked        too, metal pans were in every bakery. In one bakerythere were 81 round, flat loaves of bread— a type of bread that isstill      in Italy today.
Ginseppe has died, but his work      . One-fourth has not beenuncovered yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that     tourists to Pompeii.
A. damaged B. destroyed C. rebuilt  D. restored
A. people  B. stadiums C. streets  D. sites
A. united  B. busy  C. beautiful D. faraway
A. lied  B. lain  C. lay   D. laid
A. dangerous B. comfortableC. safe  D. satisfied
A. gave out B. broke into C. took place D. burst out
A. raised  B. lifted  C. stayed  D. rose
A. fall  B. throw  C. land  D. touch
A. appeared B. ended  C. happened D. prevented
A. earth  B. ashes  C. bricks  D. tiles
A. uncover B. discover C. invent  D. save
A. strongly B. carefully C. proudly  D. friendly
A. everyday B. valuable C. official D. rare
A. say   B. speak  C. prove  D. tell
A. artists B. businessmenC. people  D. bakers
A. so   B. for   C. but   D. or
A. coffee  B. food  C. bread   D. equipment
A. sold  B. existed  C. formed   D. appeared
A. stops  B. continues C. completes D. changes
A. invite  B. draw  C. select  D. welcome