Every year thousands of tourists visit Pompeii, Italy. They see the sights that Pompeii is famous for—its stadium(運(yùn)動(dòng)場(chǎng))and theatres, its shops and restaurants. The tourists do not, however, see Pompeii's people. They do not see them because Pompeii has no people. No one has lived in Pompeii for almost 2 000 years.

Once, Pompeii was a busy city of 22 000 people. It lay at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, a grass?covered volcano(火山). Mount Vesuvius had not erupted(噴發(fā))for centuries, so the people of Pompeii felt safe. But they were not.

In August of AD 79, Mount Vesuvius erupted. The entire top of the mountain exploded, and a huge black cloud rose into the air. Soon stones and hot ash began to fall on Pompeii. When the eruption ended two days later, Pompeii was buried under 20 feet of stones and ashes. Almost all of its people were dead.

For centuries, Pompeii lay buried under stone and ash. Then, in the year 1861, an Italian scientist named Ginseppe began to uncover Pompeii. Slowly,carefully, Ginseppe and his men dug. The city looked almost the same as it had looked in AD 79. There were streets and fountains, houses and shops. There was a stadium with 20 000 seats. Perhaps the most important of all, there were everyday objects, which tell us a great deal about the people who lived in Pompeii. Many glasses and jars had some dark blue colour in the bottom, so we know that the people of Pompeii liked wine. They liked bread too, metal bread pans were in every bakery. In one bakery there were 81 round, flat loaves of bread—a type of bread that is still sold in Italy today.

Tiny boxes filled with a dark, shiny powder tell us that women liked to wear eyemakeup.

Ginseppe has died, but his work continues. One fourth has not been uncovered yet. Scientists are still digging, still making discoveries that draw the tourists to Pompeii.

1.Why do large numbers of people come to Pompeii each year?

A.To visit the volcano.   

B.To shop and eat there.

C.To watch sports and plays.   

D.To see how Pompeiians lived. 

2.Why had so many Pompeiians remained by volcanic Mount Vesuvius?

A.The city nearby offered all kinds of fun.

B.The area produced the finest wine in Italy.

C.Few people expected the volcano to erupt again.

D.The mountain was beautiful and covered with grass. 

3.Why did the city uncovered look almost the same as it had looked in AD 79?

A.Because Ginseppe and his men dug it slowly and carefully.

B.Because the city was buried alive and remained untouched.

C.Because scientists successfully rebuilt the city with everyday objects.

D.Because nobody had lived in the city ever since the volcano erupted.

4.What do we know about the Pompeiians who lived 2 000 years ago?

A.They lived more or less the same as Italians now do.

B.They liked women wearing all kinds of makeup.

C.They enjoyed a lazy life with drinking and eating.

D.They went back to Pompeii after the eruption in AD 79. 

The wedding took place in a Birmingham hotel.The bride and her father arrived in a new black American sports car.Her father looked nervous and uncomfortable in front of the cameras.The bride wore a silk wedding dress.She smiled nervously at the waiting photographers and went to a room on the first floor where she met her future husband for the very first time.Carla Germaine and Greg Cordell were the winners of a radio station's competition.The aim of the competition was to find two strangers prepared to marry without having met each other.Miss Germaine,23,is a model.Mr Cordell,27,is a TV salesman.They were among the two hundred people who entered for a peculiar “experiment”organized by BMRB radio in Birmingham,England.Greg and Carla were among eight finalists who were interviewed live on radio.They took a lie detector(測(cè)謊儀) test and the station also spoke to their friends and family about their personalities.The competition judges included an astrologer (占星家)who eclared that they were suited.

The couple celebrated their wedding with a wedding breakfast and a party for 100 guests in the evening,but not everyone shared their joy.Miss Germaine's mother looked anxious throughout the wedding and Mr Cordell's parents are reported to be less than delighted.

Organizations,including the marriage guidance service Relate,have criticized the marriage.As one person put it,“We have enough problems getting young people to take marriage seriously without this.Marriage should always be about love.”

The couple are now on a Caribbean honeymoon followed by journalists.Their other prizes include a year's free use of a wonderful apartment in the centre of Birmingham,and a car.But will it last?

1.How did the couple's parents react to the wedding?

A.The bride's mother shared their joy.

B.The bride's father felt uncomfortable about the wedding.

C.The bridegroom's parents were quite delighted.

D.The bridegroom's parents were not that joyful.

2.Some experts believe that  _______ .

A.marriage without the couple's meeting each other first ends up in divorce

B.young people nowadays are too careless about marriage

C.taking a lie detector test can not solve all the marriage problems

D.most young people take marriage seriously except this couple

3.One of the prizes for the couple is  _______ .

A.to spend their honeymoon wherever they like

B.to use an apartment free for some time

C.to have a wedding dress free

D.to own an American sports car

4.Which of the following is the best title of the passage?

A.Two Strangers and a Wedding

B.A Wedding Based on Love

C.A Short?Lived Marriage

D.A Well?Matched Couple

If you have something important to do, you ___ waste any time.

A. needn’t   B.mustn’t    C.may not    D. won’t

Lili si making ___ with his spoken English.

 A. a good progress   B. a rapid progress   C. many progress   D. fast progress

Miss Li _____as a secretary for five years in the company,and now she is a general manager of it.?

    A.serves                B.served?

    C.had served          D.has served?

Kate paid him in advance,which_____ was a mistake.?

    A.no more             B.no doubt?

    C.no wonder          D.no luck?

___ to go shopping with me?

A. How do you like   B.Are you like   C. Would you like   D.What you like

I have been fortunate to find a career that I love and ____ ,I can walk to work within 10 minutes.?

     A.what is more            B.in other words?

     C.as a result         D.on the contrary?

I’m told that  languagepractising.com  is a free website ____ learners can not only learn various languages but also chat online.?

    A.where                B.which  C.that                  D.what?

____the working efficiency,the boss allows the employees to have a coffee break.?

   A.Improving           B.To improve?

   C.Having improved  D.Improved?