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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• According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT true?

• The word it in the first paragraph refers to ___.

• People thought Merlin was a dreamer because he__________.

• The word "obscurity" could best be replaced by __________

• According to paragraph 1, which of the following is NOT true?

• Which one of the statements doesn’t refer to smallpox?

• Which of the following is NOT given as a name for the third type of cooperation?

• The main idea of this passage is that .................

• What is the main idea of this passage?

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• The word “woo” is closest in meaning to __________

• According to the passage, which of the following countries attracts more tourists than the others?

• The word "evidenced" in line 22 is closest in meaning to .............

• What does the word "trilogy" in the first paragraph mean?

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

• What does the passage mainly discuss?