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　　A．the elder Pliny made a great contribution to the discovery of Pompeii

　　B．the eruption of Vesuvius took the local people by surprise

　　C．countless lives were lost in a flash during the Vesuvius eruption

　　D．the discovery of Pompeii is of great importance for our knowledge of the ancient Roman world

　　答案　A

　　解析　细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，庞贝城的出土发现，对我们当代人了解当时古罗马帝国的情况有着非常重要的历史意义，但并没有提到老Pliny为其出土做出了重大贡献。

　　B

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