_________________. It was an ________ disaster for many people who could not get away in time. A writer named Pliny, who was there during the ________, described how lava was thrown into the air like a ________. ______________ many of the townspeople, _________at the _________ sight of Vesuvius eruption, stayed too long and failed to escape in time.

Keys: 1. bored; 2. volcano 3. made my way 4. compare with

5. erupt 6.impressive

2．The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79AD took people in Pompeii by surprise. It was so quick and so severe that the town was soon covered in _____ and ______. Many houses in the town were __________________. It was an ________ disaster for many people who could not get away in time. A writer named Pliny, who was there during the ________, described how lava was thrown into the air like a ________. ______________ many of the townspeople, _________at the _________ sight of Vesuvius eruption, stayed too long and failed to escape in time.

Keys: ash; lava; burnt to the ground; absolute; eruption

Fountain; Unfortunately; amazed; fantastic

Step 2 Language Points

1．volcano n.

pl. volcanoes