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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• The word “laundry” in paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ___________.

• The passage implies that insects would be most attracted to lantana blossoms __________

• The word "discrete" in line 16 is closest in meaning to .....

• Which of the following is NOT true about the tea production process?

• The latter half of the last sentence in paragraph 3, “or one tourist for every person living in Spain” means .........

• The writer uses the phrase “On the other hand” in the last paragraph to .......

• If there was a preceding paragraph to this passage it would most likely be concerned with which of the following topics?

• The word "they" refers to ........

• The word “they” in paragraph 4 refers to ...........

• What does the word “they” in paragraph 2 refer to?

• The word “elements” is most similar to ..............

• Why is “plankton” mentioned in the second paragraph?

• The word "fine" in the passage is closest in meaning to ______.

• What can be inferred about railroads in 1849 from the information in the last paragraph?

•  According to the passage, the benefit of listening to music while learning and studying is that it ..............

• The word "their" in line 12 refers to ......

• According to the passage 3, Pilobolus fungus___________