A City Frozen in Time
The year 79AD
would have seemed just like any other year in the Roman city of
Pompeii. Each day, the streets were filled with the sounds of busy
shops and customers enjoying the city's many cafes. People bathed
and chatted 1._____(happy) in the beautifully built baths. No one
gave any thought to Mount Vesuvius, a volcano close to Pompeii.
Vesuvius had been 2._____(active) for years. The soil in that area
was good for agriculture. The people of Pompeii had no reason to
fear the volcano. But the 3._____(sleep) mountain was about to wake
up...
The eruption, when
it happened, was unlike anything 4._____(witness) before. A large
cloud of hot ash and rock rose into the air, 5._____(cover) the
surrounding area. Pompeii 6._____(leave) in total darkness. A young
man, watching from a distance, recorded how the thick dark cloud
spread everywhere. He described how people 7.______(frighten) by
the sudden disaster. They took what they could as they tried to get
away from the city. But many were 8._____(trap) by falling
buildings. Suddenly, there was a powerful flow of gas, ash and
rock. It moved down Vesuvius 9._____a speed of 450 kilometers an
hour. When it reached Pompeii, it immediately killed anyone in its
path. The city was covered by up to six meters of ash. Pompeii
became a city 10._____(freeze) in
time.
Pompeii was
rediscovered in the mid-18th century. Many bodies have been found
in the same positions in which they fell. Work continues to uncover
the rest of the city---- and the ancient stories it has to
tell.
参考答案:
1. happily 2. inactive 3. sleeping 4. witnessed 5.
covering 6. was left 7. was frightened 8.
trapped
9. at 10. frozen
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