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1. Read the text. Complete the sentences. Use one word or a year in each gap.

_{Adventure in Egypt Howard Carter was born on the 9th May, 1874 in London. In 1891, when he was only seventeen, he went to Egypt because he wanted to look for tombs there. He lived in Egypt for many years, but he didn’t find anything important. All those years, a man called Lord Carnavon gave him money for his work. Then on the 4th November, 1922, after thirty years in Egypt, Carter finally found a new tomb. He sent a telegram to Lord Carnavon and Lord Carnavon travelled to Egypt. Three weeks later, on the 26th November, 1922, Carter went into the tomb for the first time. Carnavon asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ and Carter answered with the famous words, ‘Yes, wonderful things’. Carter was in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun! The tomb was in very good condition and there were many beautiful objects inside. People around the world were very interested in Carter’s discovery and he was famous. In 1924, he went to the United States and talked about his discovery. Thousands of people came and listened to him. In 1972, 50 years after the discovery, the British Museum in London showed many of the objects from the tomb. One and a half million people came to look at the amazing objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb.}

1 Howard Carter was _________           years old when he went to Egypt for the first time.

_{Adventure in Egypt Howard Carter was born on the 9th May, 1874 in London. In 1891, when he was only seventeen, he went to Egypt because he wanted to look for tombs there. He lived in Egypt for many years, but he didn’t find anything important. All those years, a man called Lord Carnavon gave him money for his work. Then on the 4th November, 1922, after thirty years in Egypt, Carter finally found a new tomb. He sent a telegram to Lord Carnavon and Lord Carnavon travelled to Egypt. Three weeks later, on the 26th November, 1922, Carter went into the tomb for the first time. Carnavon asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ and Carter answered with the famous words, ‘Yes, wonderful things’. Carter was in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun! The tomb was in very good condition and there were many beautiful objects inside. People around the world were very interested in Carter’s discovery and he was famous. In 1924, he went to the United States and talked about his discovery. Thousands of people came and listened to him. In 1972, 50 years after the discovery, the British Museum in London showed many of the objects from the tomb. One and a half million people came to look at the amazing objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb.}
2 He went there because he wanted to look for ___________       .

_{Adventure in Egypt Howard Carter was born on the 9th May, 1874 in London. In 1891, when he was only seventeen, he went to Egypt because he wanted to look for tombs there. He lived in Egypt for many years, but he didn’t find anything important. All those years, a man called Lord Carnavon gave him money for his work. Then on the 4th November, 1922, after thirty years in Egypt, Carter finally found a new tomb. He sent a telegram to Lord Carnavon and Lord Carnavon travelled to Egypt. Three weeks later, on the 26th November, 1922, Carter went into the tomb for the first time. Carnavon asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ and Carter answered with the famous words, ‘Yes, wonderful things’. Carter was in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun! The tomb was in very good condition and there were many beautiful objects inside. People around the world were very interested in Carter’s discovery and he was famous. In 1924, he went to the United States and talked about his discovery. Thousands of people came and listened to him. In 1972, 50 years after the discovery, the British Museum in London showed many of the objects from the tomb. One and a half million people came to look at the amazing objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb.}

3 Lord Carnavon gave Carter _________       .

_{Adventure in Egypt Howard Carter was born on the 9th May, 1874 in London. In 1891, when he was only seventeen, he went to Egypt because he wanted to look for tombs there. He lived in Egypt for many years, but he didn’t find anything important. All those years, a man called Lord Carnavon gave him money for his work. Then on the 4th November, 1922, after thirty years in Egypt, Carter finally found a new tomb. He sent a telegram to Lord Carnavon and Lord Carnavon travelled to Egypt. Three weeks later, on the 26th November, 1922, Carter went into the tomb for the first time. Carnavon asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ and Carter answered with the famous words, ‘Yes, wonderful things’. Carter was in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun! The tomb was in very good condition and there were many beautiful objects inside. People around the world were very interested in Carter’s discovery and he was famous. In 1924, he went to the United States and talked about his discovery. Thousands of people came and listened to him. In 1972, 50 years after the discovery, the British Museum in London showed many of the objects from the tomb. One and a half million people came to look at the amazing objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb.}

4 Carter was in Egypt for ________        years when he finally found a tomb. It was the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun.

_{Adventure in Egypt Howard Carter was born on the 9th May, 1874 in London. In 1891, when he was only seventeen, he went to Egypt because he wanted to look for tombs there. He lived in Egypt for many years, but he didn’t find anything important. All those years, a man called Lord Carnavon gave him money for his work. Then on the 4th November, 1922, after thirty years in Egypt, Carter finally found a new tomb. He sent a telegram to Lord Carnavon and Lord Carnavon travelled to Egypt. Three weeks later, on the 26th November, 1922, Carter went into the tomb for the first time. Carnavon asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ and Carter answered with the famous words, ‘Yes, wonderful things’. Carter was in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun! The tomb was in very good condition and there were many beautiful objects inside. People around the world were very interested in Carter’s discovery and he was famous. In 1924, he went to the United States and talked about his discovery. Thousands of people came and listened to him. In 1972, 50 years after the discovery, the British Museum in London showed many of the objects from the tomb. One and a half million people came to look at the amazing objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb.}

5 Lord Carnavon came to _________        when Carter sent him a telegram.

_{Adventure in Egypt Howard Carter was born on the 9th May, 1874 in London. In 1891, when he was only seventeen, he went to Egypt because he wanted to look for tombs there. He lived in Egypt for many years, but he didn’t find anything important. All those years, a man called Lord Carnavon gave him money for his work. Then on the 4th November, 1922, after thirty years in Egypt, Carter finally found a new tomb. He sent a telegram to Lord Carnavon and Lord Carnavon travelled to Egypt. Three weeks later, on the 26th November, 1922, Carter went into the tomb for the first time. Carnavon asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ and Carter answered with the famous words, ‘Yes, wonderful things’. Carter was in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun! The tomb was in very good condition and there were many beautiful objects inside. People around the world were very interested in Carter’s discovery and he was famous. In 1924, he went to the United States and talked about his discovery. Thousands of people came and listened to him. In 1972, 50 years after the discovery, the British Museum in London showed many of the objects from the tomb. One and a half million people came to look at the amazing objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb.}

6 Carter went into Tutankhamun’s tomb for the first time in _________          1922.

_{Adventure in Egypt Howard Carter was born on the 9th May, 1874 in London. In 1891, when he was only seventeen, he went to Egypt because he wanted to look for tombs there. He lived in Egypt for many years, but he didn’t find anything important. All those years, a man called Lord Carnavon gave him money for his work. Then on the 4th November, 1922, after thirty years in Egypt, Carter finally found a new tomb. He sent a telegram to Lord Carnavon and Lord Carnavon travelled to Egypt. Three weeks later, on the 26th November, 1922, Carter went into the tomb for the first time. Carnavon asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ and Carter answered with the famous words, ‘Yes, wonderful things’. Carter was in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun! The tomb was in very good condition and there were many beautiful objects inside. People around the world were very interested in Carter’s discovery and he was famous. In 1924, he went to the United States and talked about his discovery. Thousands of people came and listened to him. In 1972, 50 years after the discovery, the British Museum in London showed many of the objects from the tomb. One and a half million people came to look at the amazing objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb.}

7 He saw lots of beautiful ___________          in the tomb.

_{Adventure in Egypt Howard Carter was born on the 9th May, 1874 in London. In 1891, when he was only seventeen, he went to Egypt because he wanted to look for tombs there. He lived in Egypt for many years, but he didn’t find anything important. All those years, a man called Lord Carnavon gave him money for his work. Then on the 4th November, 1922, after thirty years in Egypt, Carter finally found a new tomb. He sent a telegram to Lord Carnavon and Lord Carnavon travelled to Egypt. Three weeks later, on the 26th November, 1922, Carter went into the tomb for the first time. Carnavon asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ and Carter answered with the famous words, ‘Yes, wonderful things’. Carter was in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun! The tomb was in very good condition and there were many beautiful objects inside. People around the world were very interested in Carter’s discovery and he was famous. In 1924, he went to the United States and talked about his discovery. Thousands of people came and listened to him. In 1972, 50 years after the discovery, the British Museum in London showed many of the objects from the tomb. One and a half million people came to look at the amazing objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb.}

8 Carter went to the United States in ________       and talked about his discovery.

_{Adventure in Egypt Howard Carter was born on the 9th May, 1874 in London. In 1891, when he was only seventeen, he went to Egypt because he wanted to look for tombs there. He lived in Egypt for many years, but he didn’t find anything important. All those years, a man called Lord Carnavon gave him money for his work. Then on the 4th November, 1922, after thirty years in Egypt, Carter finally found a new tomb. He sent a telegram to Lord Carnavon and Lord Carnavon travelled to Egypt. Three weeks later, on the 26th November, 1922, Carter went into the tomb for the first time. Carnavon asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ and Carter answered with the famous words, ‘Yes, wonderful things’. Carter was in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun! The tomb was in very good condition and there were many beautiful objects inside. People around the world were very interested in Carter’s discovery and he was famous. In 1924, he went to the United States and talked about his discovery. Thousands of people came and listened to him. In 1972, 50 years after the discovery, the British Museum in London showed many of the objects from the tomb. One and a half million people came to look at the amazing objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb.}

9 The British Museum showed the objects from the tomb in __________      .

_{Adventure in Egypt Howard Carter was born on the 9th May, 1874 in London. In 1891, when he was only seventeen, he went to Egypt because he wanted to look for tombs there. He lived in Egypt for many years, but he didn’t find anything important. All those years, a man called Lord Carnavon gave him money for his work. Then on the 4th November, 1922, after thirty years in Egypt, Carter finally found a new tomb. He sent a telegram to Lord Carnavon and Lord Carnavon travelled to Egypt. Three weeks later, on the 26th November, 1922, Carter went into the tomb for the first time. Carnavon asked him, ‘Can you see anything?’ and Carter answered with the famous words, ‘Yes, wonderful things’. Carter was in the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh, Tutankhamun! The tomb was in very good condition and there were many beautiful objects inside. People around the world were very interested in Carter’s discovery and he was famous. In 1924, he went to the United States and talked about his discovery. Thousands of people came and listened to him. In 1972, 50 years after the discovery, the British Museum in London showed many of the objects from the tomb. One and a half million people came to look at the amazing objects from Tutankhamun’s tomb.}

10 A _________          and a half people came to the museum to see the objects.