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Most people have heard the story of the lost city of Atlantis. But is any part of the story true?

Over two thousand years ago, the Greek writer Plato wrote about Atlantis, an island in the Atlantic Ocean. The island’s people were very rich. They built a big city with many great buildings. But the people became greedy-they had many things, but they still wanted more. So the gods became angry. Earthquakes and large waves began to strike the island. Finally, Atlantis sank into the sea.

Many explorers have looked for Atlantis. In 2004, explorer Robert Sarmast reported finding the remains of a city under the sea near Cyprus. However, Sarmast and other scientists later realized the structure he found under the sea were natural, not man-made. Mark Adams, author of the 2016 book Meet Me in Atlantis believes the city was in Morocco. Plato wrote about red and black stone circles around the city. Adams found similar red and black stones in the desert there, very near the Atlantic Ocean.

Most people, however, think Atlantis is simply a story. The purpose of the story may be to teach people not to be greedy. Richard Ellis also wrote a book about Atlantis in 1999. He says “there is not a piece of solid evidence” for a real Atlantis.

So was the island real or not? We only know one thing: The mystery of Atlantis will be with us for a long time.

1. Who was the first to write about Atlantis?

A. Plato, the Greek writer.                                            B. Robert Sarmast.

C. Mark Adams.                                                          D. Richard Ellis.

2. What happened after Robert Sarmast said he found Atlantis?

A. Other scientists supported his findings.

B. Richard Ellis said that Atlantis was not real.

C. He found out the structures were not man-made.

D. He published a book titled Meet Me in Atlantis.

3. Which sentence is closest in meaning to “there is not a piece of solid evidence” for a real Atlantis in paragraph four?

A. There is only one reason to believe the Atlantis story is true.

B. The story of Atlantis is made up of many small pieces.

C. Scientists haven’t found anything valuable from Atlantis.

D. There is nothing to make us believe the Atlantis story is true.