Lesson Nine Text At dawn on August 24,in the year A.D.79, Pompeii's 25,000 people awakened to another hot day in that hot summer.There was going to be a contest in the arena that night and the whole town was looking forward to (26)the bloody fights of the gladiators.The children headed (27)toward school, carrying slates and followed by their dogs.In the forum (28) the town's important men had gathered after breakfast to read the political signs that had been posted during the night. Elsewhere in the forum the wool merchants talked (29) business.The banker was going over (30)his account books.At the inn late-rising travellers from the East awakened and yawned and called for breakfast At dawn on August 24, in the year A. D. 79, Pompeii's 25,000 people awakened to another hot day in that hot summer. There was going to be a contest in the arena that night and the whole town was looking forward to (26) the bloody fights of the gladiators. The children headed (27) toward school, carrying slates and followed by their dogs. In the forum (28) the town’s important men had gathered after breakfast to read the political signs that had been posted during the night. Elsewhere in the forum the wool merchants talked (29) business. The banker was going over (30) his account books. At the inn late-rising travellers from the East awakened and yawned and called for breakfast. Lesson Nine Text 第九课 课文