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1. Read the passage again and answer the questions.

1. Where is the Great pyramid not located?

A. Sahara Desert C. Southern Egypt

B. Northern Egypt D. Giza

2. The Great Pyramid was built a little more than _________________ years ago.

3. How many stone blocks make up the pyramid?

A. 4,500 C. 3800

B. More than two million D. 2,560

4. Most of the blocks in the pyramid weigh about ____________ tons.

A. two or three C. five

B. 80 D. 4,500

5. The Great Pyramid of Giza has shrunk about _____________ feet.

6. Egyptians used polished _____________ to make the pyramid shine in the sun.

7. The Pharaoh ________________ ordered the pyramid to built as his ___________.

A. Khufu; wonder of the world C. vizier; tomb

B. Hemon; tomb D. Khufu; tomb

8. Which of the following definitions best describes the meaning of "complex" in the passage.

A. materials C. army

B. pyramid D. group or set

9. Which is not part of complex of pyramids?

A. The Tomb of King Tut C. The Pyramid of Khafre

B. The Great Pyramid of Giza D. The Sphinx

10. Which of the following is FALSE?

A. Hemon was Khufu's vizier and architect.

B. The Pyramid took tens of thousands of works about twenty years to complete.

C. Khufu was Hemon's vizier and architect.

D. The Great Pyramid is the last of the Seven wonders of the World.

2. Put the words below in the gaps.

between comprise erosion existence once

magnificent visited pinnacle resulted tomb

The Great Pyramid of Giza is truly one of the most (1) _______ ancient landmarks still is (2) _______. Built as a giant (3) _______ for the pharaoh Khufu, the Great Pyramid took tens of thousands of workers over 20 years to complete. Each of the 2.4 million stone blocks that (4) _______ the pyramid weighs (5) _______ one and two tons! Although the pyramid (6) _______ rose 481ft from the floor of the Sahara Desert, wind (7) _______ has (8) _______ in a loss of about 30 feet from the (9) _______ of pyramid. Today, the Great Pyramid of Giza is one of the world's most (10) _______ monuments.

Text 2. A Roman theatre

Roman towns are famous for their places of entertainment, which were often decorated as lavishly as the forum and the temples.

The roman loved chariot races, and larger towns had tracks, often outside the walls. The Romans also adopted the idea of building theatres in stone from the Greeks. These great D shaped building were surpassed in size only by amphitheatres, the huge oval arenas where gladiators and animals fought in bloody combats.

This splendid Roman theatre is of the type seen in Italy and many of the Mediterranean provinces. It could hold several thousand people. Its deep, semicircular shape and the sloping roof above the stage meant that even those high up at the back could hear the actors clearly – provided the crowd kept quiet! The stage often had an elaborate backdrop (the scenaefrons) decorated with marble columns, statues and mosaics. It represented three house-fronts, and the actors entered and exited through the doors. Actors could perform on the stage and in an area in front called orchestra. The seating for the audience was supported on elaborately- constructed concrete vaults and arches.