1．He tried to cut down on smoking but failed.

　　2．They could not have foreseen how things would turn out.

　　3．He was buried alive in the earthquake.

　　4．He sent her some roses together with a love letter.

　　5．The mother tried to protect her baby from every danger.

　　6．The machine broke down at the busy time.

　　[答案]　1－6　BEFCAD

　　Lost civilizations

Day 1，15 July

　　I feel lucky to have won a place on this trip.We are in Italy now，and tomorrow we are visiting Pompeii.Next week we are flying to China，and going to Loulan，①which is known as China's Pompeii in the desert．Both Pompeii and Loulan became lost civilizations long ago.

Day 2，16 July

　　This morning we attended a lecture (讲座) about Pompeii.The city was founded in the 8th century BC.In 89 BC，the Romans took over (夺取) Pompeii.It then became a rich and busy city.②Near the city was a volcano (火山)．On 24 August AD 79，the volcano erupted(爆发) and lava，ash (灰烬) and rocks poured out of it onto the surrounding countryside.It continued to erupt for the next two days.Many people were buried alive，and ③so was the city．How unfortunate(不幸的)！

　　失落的文明

　　第一天，7月15日

　　能获得这次旅行的机会我感到幸运。现在我们在意大利，明天我们将游览庞贝。下周我们会飞往中国并打算去楼兰，那是沙漠中的一座被誉为"中国庞贝"的古城。庞贝和楼兰都是很久以前失落的文明。

　　第二天，7月16日

今天上午我们听了一场有关庞贝的讲座。这座城市兴建于公元前8世纪。