The British Museum in London had its most successful year ever in 2013. More than 6.7 million visitors passed through its doors. The biggest attractions were two big exhibitions. One was Life and Death in Pompeii（庞培古城）, the other was Herculaneum（赫库兰尼姆古城）. The head of the museum said he was very happy that so many people came. He told reporters that many things happened last year. Many exhibits were carried to the museum. He also said online tickets meant more people decided to visit. 

The British Museum has many exhibitions about human history and culture. It has about 13 million exhibits from all over the world. Some countries want the museum to return some of them. Greece wants the Elgin Marbles（埃尔金大理石雕）back. They were originally from the Parthenon（万神庙）in Athens （雅典）. China wants the museum to return many things the British took from China in the 19th century, and Egypt wants the Rosetta Stone（罗塞塔石碑）. The museum first opened to the public in 1759. Back then, only about 75 people a day visited it. They could look at 71,000 objects, including 40,000 printed books, 7,000 manuscripts and many stuffed animals (内部填充的动物), birds and insects. There were also very old objects from Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, the Far East, and North and South America.

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1._____people visited the British Museum in 2013.

A 13 million

B More than 6.7 million

C 71000

D 5.9 million

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第1段第1、2句...in 2013. More than 6.7 million visitors passed through its doors.可知，故选B。

2.Britain take many things from China______.

A last week

B in 1849

C in the 19th century

D at the beginning of the last century

解析：选C。C 细节理解题。根据第2段第6句China wants the museum to return many things the British took from China in the 19th century...可知，故选C。

3.The museum's head feel______that so many people came.

A wonderful

B happy

C surprised

D bored

解析：选B。B 细节理解题。根据第1段第5句The head of the museum said he was very happy that so many people came.可知，故选B。

4.Which of the following is WRONG?

A The biggest attractions in 2013 were on Pompeii and Herculaneum.

B The museum's head said the Internet meant fewer visitors.

C The British Museum has around 13 million exhibits.

D The museum contained about 40,000 books when it first opened.

解析：选B。B 内容理解题。根据第1段最后一句He also said online tickets meant more people decided to visit. 可知，故选B。

5.What does the underlined word “exhibits” mean?

A 陈列品

B 假货

C 战利品

D 品种

解析：选A。A 语义猜测题。根据文章主题及博物馆内容可知是“陈列品”的意思，故选A。