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My name is Ann, a high school student. I felt lucky to be picked to 36 Canada to go on a cultural expedition to sites of lost civilization. I 37 visits to two places. One was Pompeii in Italy and 38 was Loulan in China. They both were important commercial center about 2,000 years ago.
As first I 39 a lecture about Pompeii and I learned it was founded in the 8th century BC, then taken 40 by the Romans in 89 BC. Later, Pompeii was 41 by a volcano eruption. The eruption 42 for several days and covered Pompeii with ash. 43 , All the people were buried 44 , so was the city.
Differently, Loulan disappeared under the sand. An explorer 45 the Loulan Kingdom. The remains of buildings together with a lot of treasures, such as coins, painted pots, silk materials, documents and wall paintings were buried under the 46 . There are just a few ruins left. In fact, Loulan was once a green land with enormous trees, 47 it was a stopping point on the famous Silk Road between the East and the West. What a pity!
36. A. get B. represent C. stand D. return
37. A. went B. spent C. paid D. took
38. A. other B. others C. another D. the other
39. A. attended B. reached C. asked D. missed
40. A. on B. in C. at D. over
41. A. injured B. destroyed C. damaged D. broke
42. A. left B. stayed C. lasted D. kept
43. A. Actually B. Unfortunately C. Naturally D. Luckily
44. A. sad B. alive C. dead D. angry
45. A. invented B. founded C. discovered D. examined
46. A. building B. earth C. city D. sand
47. A. and B. but C. or D. either