One of the most exciting archaeological (考古的) discoveries in history was made in November 1922, when Howard Carter was 41 in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt. After many months of digging, he finally 42 an unknown tomb (坟墓).
43 with his friend Lord Carnarvon, who was providing the money for his work, Carter entered the 44 tomb. At first there was 45 , because the tomb was 46 , and it was clear that it had been robbed (盗窃) at some time in the past. 47 , one of the workers eventually uncovered a small stairway that led down to another door that had not been 48 .
Carter went down the dark staircase, walking 49 in case there were any traps (陷阱). As he opened the 50 , Lord Carnarvon asked if he could see anything. He replied, “Yes, 51 things.” It was clear at once that they had discovered what they had been 52 . The tomb of King Tutankhamun was full of treasures of 53 value. There were over 5,000 objects of silver, gold and precious stones which had lain there 54 for thousands of years.
Lord Carnarvon’s 55 at discovering the treasures did not last long. Many of the local people were afraid of 56 the kings’ tombs, and believed that the kings would punish anyone who 57 them. Lord Carnarvon had paid little attention to these 58 , but only a few weeks later, he 59 fell ill and died; at the exact time of his death, all the lights in Cairo went out all of a sudden, and far away in England, his dog also 60 .
41. A. traveling B. visiting C. working D. standing
42. A. fell into B. passed by C. came across D. knocked down
43. A. Back B. Again C. Around D. Together
44. A. new B. dark C. warm D. familiar
45. A. joy B. surprise C. satisfaction D. disappointment
46. A. empty B. wet C. dirty D. quiet
47. A. Instead B. However C. Therefore D. Besides
48. A. fixed B. locked C. opened D. replaced
49. A. calmly B. quickly C. confidently D. carefully
50. A. door B. tomb C. case D. eye
51. A. terrible B. common C. strange D. wonderful
52. A. lost B. looking for C. ruined D. focusing on
53. A. no B. little C. low D. great
54. A. undivided B. undeveloped C. unplanned D. undiscovered
55. A. fear B. worry C. pleasure D. shame
56. A. building B. repairing C. disturbing D. closing
57. A. bought B. entered C. met D. cleaned
58. A. jokes B. mistakes C. stories D. warnings
59. A. finally B. really C. suddenly D. actually
60. A. died B. changed C. disappeared D. returned
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