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The ancient city of Pompeii, located near Naples in Italy, was destroyed and buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Pompeii remained buried for nearly 1,700…

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The ancient city of Pompeii, located near Naples in Italy, was destroyed and buried under volcanic ash and pumice in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79. Pompeii remained buried for nearly 1,700 years before its rediscovery in 1748. When excavations began, archaeologists found the city remarkably well-preserved, offering a unique glimpse into life in ancient Rome. The streets were lined with homes, shops, and public buildings, many adorned with colorful frescoes and mosaics. ________.

Read the paragraph and select the option that correctly fills in the missing sentence:
  1. The eruption led thousands of people fight against each other.
  2. The city had a population of about 11,000 inhabitants.
  3. Modern Italy has many other famous tourist destinations.
  4. It appears that the city's inhabitants had no warning of the impending disaster.

Answer and explanation

Correct answer: D - It appears that the city's inhabitants had no warning of the impending disaster.
The paragraph stresses that the city was buried suddenly and found remarkably preserved, with everyday homes and shops intact; this leads to the observation that inhabitants apparently had no warning. The sentence about people fighting is unsupported and ungrammatical, the population figure is a disconnected statistic, and the one about modern tourist destinations is off-topic.

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