4. A. buildings　　　 B. houses　　　　 C. castles　　　　　 D. cities

3. A. last　　　　　 B. past　　　　　 C. following　　　　 D. latest

2. A. where　　　　 B. which　　　　　 C. that　　　　　　 D. what

1. A. people　　　　 B. man　　　　　 C. troop　　　　　　 D. village

20. A. For　　　　　 B. In　　　　　　　 C. Before　　　　　　 D. Until

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More than 3,000 years ago, a　 1　 called the Maya settled in the rain forests of 　2　 is now the country of Guatemala. In the 　3　 years men went to live on the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico. They built great　 4　 out of stone. More than 800 Mayan cities have been　 5　 in Guatemala and the Yucatan Peninsula.

　　　 A very outstanding thing in Guatemala are the　 6　 . People from all over the world come to see these buildings every year. At the center of each Mayan city was a very high temple. It was　 7　 like a pyramid with a flat base. Steep　 8　 were cut into the stone leading　 9　 to altar at the top. The temples were made of very　 10__ material. It shone brightly in the sunshine. Many people said that this can be　 11__ to the religious temples like Bangkok. Mayan people　 12　 their religious ceremonies there every year.

　　　 The Mayan people love their temples. They were also very fine stone cutters. They carved many beautiful statues of their gods and their　 13　 of life. They also carved large　 14　 calendars for their temples.

　　　 The Mayan people learned many important things and became good astronomers. They became excellent mathematicians. It was learned that they used mathematics in solving the building of these temples. They used maths 1200 years　 15　 it was used in Europe. The calendar they put up on the temple is as　 16　 as the　 17　 we use today.

　　　 Mayan society　 18　 peacefully until about the year 1100. Then the Maya were conquered by another people from central and southern Mexico. The temples were partly　 19　 by the invaders(入侵者). This was really a big　 20　 . The invaders were the Toltec.

19. A. turn　　 　　　B. knock　　　　　 C. work　　　　　　 D. operate

18. A. took　　　　 B. led　　　　　　 C. pushed　　　　　 D. used

17. A. proves　　　　 B. knows　　　　　 C. says　　　　　　　 D. thinks

16. A. tear　　　　　 B. water　　　　　 C. hope　　　　　　 D. light

15. A. Break　　　　 B. Tear　 　　　　C. Keep　　　　　　 D. Let