Reading 2 (PW3 - U2)

1. 1. ​ (a)   : (n) a room or building, often underground, where a dead person is buried.

• 2. ​ (b)   : (n. phrase) a death that happens much earlier than expected; dying at a young age.

• 3. ​ (c)   : (n) the bones that form the head and protect the brain.

• 4. ​ (d)   : (v) to kill an important person for a specific reason, like for power.

• ​5. (e)   : (adj) describing a foot that is twisted into an unusual shape from birth, making it hard to walk.

• Tomb
• Premature death
• Skull
• Assassinate
• Clubbed

Answer explanation

• Tomb: Lăng mộ

• Premature death: Chết yểu

• Skull: Hộp sọ

• Assassinate: Ám sát

• Clubbed (foot) / clubfoot (n): Chân khoèo

According to the video, what was the most significant aspect of the discovery of King Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922?

• A. It contained a map revealing the locations of other lost pharaohs' tombs.

• B. It was almost entirely untouched and contained a wealth of original artifacts.

• C. It was the largest and most magnificent tomb ever found in Egypt.

• D. It proved that King Tut lived to be a very old man.

What was the initial theory that early examiners proposed to explain King Tut's death?

• A. He died from a plague that was sweeping through Egypt.

• B. He died from a curse placed on his family.

• C. He was assassinated by a powerful blow to the back of the head.

• D. He died in a chariot racing accident

Why was King Tutankhamun's tomb so well-hidden for thousands of years?

• A. He was buried in a different country.

• B. It was small and he was forgotten by history, so no one knew where to look.

• C. An earthquake covered the entrance on the day he was buried.

• D. It was protected by an elaborate series of traps.

According to the most recent DNA and forensic evidence presented in the video, what is the current leading theory for his death?

• A. A combination of a broken leg with a severe infection (gangrene) and multiple malaria infections.

  B.

• B. He was poisoned by a political rival who wanted the throne.

• C. He died of starvation after being sealed in his tomb alive.

• D. He died from a single, severe case of malaria.