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#1. This building, which used to be a (......) of the kings, is one of the largest palaces in the country.

1) resist; 2) residential; 3) resident; 4) residence; 5) resistance.

#2. The Ptolemaic dynasty ended when Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, who committed suicide after the Romans (.....) her forces at the Battle of Actium in 31 BC.

1) defeatism; 2) defeating; 3) defeated; 4) defeat; 5) defect.

#3. Although the Smithsonian Institution may seem an American enterprise, its (.....) go back to an Englishman, Smithson, who never even visited the United States.

1) originality; 2) original; 3) origins; 4) descendants; 5) originally.

#4. The largest of all known diamonds is the Cullinan, which was discovered in South Africa in 1905 and was (...) to Edward VII, king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.

1) present; 2) presented; 3) presenting; 4) giving; 5) gave.

#5 According to tradition, the first American Thanksgiving was ( ....) in 1621 by the English Pilgrims who had founded the Plymouth Colony.

1) celebrating; 2) celebrated; 3) existing; 4) existed; 5) exist.

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#1. According to ancient (...), whoever had owned the Stone of Destiny would have power over Scotland.

1) prophetic; 2) prophecy; 3) prescription; 4) supervision; 5) legacy.

#2. The ancient games are athletic contests and other types of public spectacles that were a (......) of the religious and social life of ancient Greece and Rome.

1) featuring; 2) feature; 3) sign; 4) sighing; 5) featureless.

#3. A lighthouse is a structure from which light is projected at night, or which serves as a marker by day, guiding ships ( ......) in coastal waters.

1) sailer; 2) swimmer; 3) swimming; 4) sailing; 5) drowning.

#4.The pantheons were (...) by ancient Greeks.

1) discovered; 2) built; 3) invention; 4) construction; 5) construct.

#5. Most newspapers deal with the news of the day and are (.....) daily on pulp paper with relatively large, unbound pages.

1) issued; 2) issue; 3) publish; 4) publishing; 5) sell.

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#1. In Greece the people were often participants in sport competitions, whereas in Rome they were mere spectators, and only professional athletes, slaves, and (....) usually took part.

1) prison; 2) imprisonment; 3) prisoners; 4) betrothed; 5) deceased.

#2. One of the largest and most well known diamonds is a stone called the Star of Africa, which is now set in the British ( ....) scepter.

1) royally; 2) royal; 3) kingdom; 4) royalty; 5) princess.

#3. This vast complex covers more than 19 hectares and is a (...) of architectural design.

1) masterclass; 2) masterpiece; 3) mastering; 4) master; 5) possession.

#4. Latin is the language of (...) Rome and the neighbouring territory of Latium.

1) old; 2) antiquity; 3) ancient; 4) oldest; 5) anciently.

#5. The historian's (…) is to present what actually happened.

1) task; 2) job; 3) missionary; 4) ambition; 5) zest.

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