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The British Museum in London had its most [success / successful] year ever in 2013. More than 6.7 million visitors [past / passed] through its doors. The [previous / previously] record of 5.9 million was set in 2008. Over a million [more / most] people visited the museum last year than in 2012. The biggest attractions were two big [exhibition / exhibitions] . One was Life and Death in Pompeii, the other was Herculaneum. The director of the museum said he was very [happy / unhappy] that so many people came. He [told / said] reporters that many things happened [last / lastly] year. Many exhibits were loaned to the museum. He also said online [excess / access] meant more people decided to visit. He added: "This is truly a dynamic collection that belongs to and is used by a [globally / global] citizenship."

The British Museum has many [exhibitions / exhibition] about human history and culture. It has about 13 million [exhibitions / exhibits] from all over the world. Some countries want the museum to [return / returns] some of them. Greece wants the Elgin Marbles [return / back] . They were [originally / original] from the Parthenon in Athens. China wants the museum to return many things the British [taken / took] from China in the 19th century, and Egypt wants the Rosetta Stone. The museum [first / firstly] opened to the public in 1759. Back then, only about 75 people a day [visiting / visited] it. They could look at 71,000 objects, including 40,000 printed books, 7,000 manuscripts, and many [stuffed / stuffing] animals, birds and insects. There were also very old [object / objects] from Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, the Far East, and North and South America.