1. She wrote a very good article after she had studied the problem thoroughly. 2. The train started after he had kissed her tenderly and wished good luck. 3. He rose to fame after he had written the novel “Pickwick Papers”. 4. (НЕПОНЯТНО!_The sun rose The party made for the top of the mountain. 5. She learned the poem by heart after She had listened to the record many times. 6. He had spent a few years in the Far East before he settled down in his native town. 7. He had been a widower for a year before he met Mrs. Jones. 8. She fell ill after they had moved to Siberia. 9. We had packed our things before the taxi arrived. 10. After the bell had rung the children ran out of the classroom.
Nearly two thousand years ago, in 79 ad, a volcano called vesuvius erupted on the west coast of italy, south of naples. it was one o’clock on 24th august. in the busy roman port of pompeii, people were walking about in the streets, families were preparing lunch and children were playing. suddenly vesuvius erupted. there was a loud explosion. there was dust and ash everywhere. people rushed into the streets screaming. children ran to their parents crying. people tried to run away, taking their things with them. they tried to escape, but most of people and animals died. vesuvius has erupted many times. the last big eruption was in 1944. will vesuvius erupt again? nobody knows. if it does, it might be a small eruption or a big one. some people live close to vesuvius because the soil around it is good for growing crops. but it is also very dangerous.