Around the end of the first century AD, a Roman writer called Pliny wrote about 1 terrible volcanic eruption that he had witnessed. The eruption had occurred on August 24th, 79 AD. The earth began to tremble and a volcano 2 (name)Vesuvius, near Pompeii, Italy, erupted. Pliny described a cloud coming down the mountain and burying everything, including whole villages and towns.
This particularly sad event left a deep 3 (impress)on Pliny. Yet, over the centuries, there was a greater loss. The people, towns and villages that had disappeared under the ashes were 4 (entire) forgotten by the world.
However, more than 1,600 years later, some scientists found the lost towns that 5 (bury)under the ashes. By 1748, they had found an awesome 6 (history)site. They had started to dig out the ancient city of Pompeii.
In a way, Pompeii is like a “time capsule” preserving a frozen moment 7 history. You can admire the ancient architecture, statues, decorated walls and authentic objects characteristic of the time.
Today, more than 250 years after scientists found the city, thousands of tourists 8 hundreds of scientists visit Pompeii every year to learn more about the ancient world. In this way, the city, 9 the world had once forgotten, lives on nearly 2,000 years after 10 (it)loss.
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答案
1.a eruption为可数名词,在文中表示泛指,故填不定冠词a。
2.named 此处为过去分词短语作后置定语,且与被修饰词是被动关系。
3.impression 根据空前的定语deep可知,空格处应填写提示词的名词形式。
4.entirely 空格处在句中作状语,故填副词entirely。
5.had been buried 定语从句的主语是动作的承受者,空格处的动作发生在过去的过去,故用过去完成时的被动语态。
6.historical 此处应用形容词historical作名词site的定语。
7.in in history为介词短语,意为“在历史上”。
8.and 空格处连接两个并列的主语,结合语境可知,and符合题意。
9.which 先行词the city指物,关系词在非限制性定语从句中作宾语,故填which。
10.its 修饰loss应用形容词性物主代词its。
