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 underlined word “demise” is closest in meaning to .............

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

• According to the passage, young owlets eat everything EXCEPT ..............

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• What does the writer’s brother do?

• According to the passage, it is believed that the largest extinction of a species occurred ...........

• Which of the following is NOT true about algae?

• The word “elite” in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to___________.

• The expression get out of hand is closest in meaning to .........

• Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the passage?

• The main subject of the passage is_________.

• The word "frustrating" in paragraph 7 is closest in meaning to ______.

• As used in paragraph 2, the word "seeking" could best be replaced by which of the following?

• Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

• The first to support the equality of the sexes was .................

• The word “microbes” in paragraph 3 could best be replaced by which of the following?

• Which statement would the author probably agree with?

• Approximately when did English begin to be used beyond England?

• The author’s tone in the passage is best described as .........

• According to the text, people could come to live in the future city in the year _______.

• It can be inferred from the passage that for most Americans ______.