When another old cave is discovered in the south of France, it is not usually news.

Rather, it is an ordinary event. Such discoveries are so frequent these days that hardly anybody pays heed to them. However, when the Lascaux cave complex was discovered in 1940, the world was amazed.    Painted directly on its walls were hundreds of scenes showing how people lived thousands of years ago. The scenes show people hunting animals, such as bison or wild cats.

Other images depict birds and, most noticeably, horses, which appear in more than 300 wall images, by far outnumbering all other animals.

Early artists drawing these animals accomplished a monumental and difficult task. “They” did not limit themselves to the easily accessible walls but carried their painting materials to spaces that required climbing steep walls or crawling into narrow passages in the Lascaux complex.

Unfortunately, the paintings have been exposed to the destructive action of water and temperature changes, which easily wear the images away. Because the Lascaux caves have many entrances, air movement has also damaged the images inside. Although they are not out in the open    air, where natural light would have destroyed them long ago, many of the images have deteriorated and are barely recognizable. To prevent further damage, the site was closed to tourists in 1963, 23 years after it was discovered.

Based on the passage, what is probably true about the south of France?

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• Which of the following concepts is defined in the passage?

• At the age of eight, the writer's house was ..............

• The word it refers to___________.

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• According to the passage Moore wrote about all of the following EXCEPT ________

• The word “forces” in line 9 could best be replaced by:

• Which of the following could best serve as the title of the passage?

• Why does the author refer to Gilbert White’s book in line 2?

• The word ‘congested’ in paragraph 1 could best be replaced by ___.

• It can be inferred from the passage that limestone deposits serve as the basis of .................

• Why does the couple exchange garlands?

• The word "derived" in line 13 is closest in meaning to ..............

• The phrase “For example,” line 19, introduces a sentence that gives examples of ........

• Which sentence best expresses the main idea of the first paragraph?

• What can the word invokes be best replaced by?

• The author mentions that all of the following are aware of quantities in some ways EXCEPT .............

• According to the passage,which of the following is a universal rule of etiquette?

• The word “captures” in the fourth paragraph is closest in meaning to ______.

• The word "supported" in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to _______.

• Which of the following might be the topic of the next paragraph?

• What is the main point of the passage?