Pompeii is an ancient town in Italy (1) ...C... was destroyed when a volcano (2)...... .............. in 79 AD. The lava and ash from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the town along with everything and everyone in it. Most of the site (3) studied by archaeologists (4)... ...... have uncovered many objects among the ruins. The town is now a popular tourist attraction and is visited (5) thousands of people each year. They (6)........ walk along the streets which (7)....... a part of the busy market town and (8) now an important part of history.