Unit 3 ENGLISH - Unit 3

A CT machine scanned the mummy head to toe, creating 1700 digital X-ray images in cross section. Tut’s head, scanned in 0.62 millimetre slices to register its intricate structures, takes on eerie detail in the resulting image. With Tut’s entire body similarly recorded, a team of specialists in radiology, forensics and anatomy began to probe the .secrets that the winged goddesses of a gilded burial shrine protected for so long.

The night of the scan, workmen carried Tut from the tomb in his box. Like pallbearers they climbed a ramp and a flight of stairs into the swirling sand outside, then rose on a hydraulic lift into the trailer that held the scanner. TWenty minutes later two men emerged, sprinted for an’ office nearby, and returned with a pair of white plastic fans. The million-dollar scanner had quit because of sand in a cooler fan. “Curse of the Pharaoh,” joked a guard nervously.

Questions:
Q.1. How was Tut’s mummy scanned ?
A. In cross section.
B. Partially.
C. Ignoring certain vital things.
D. Secretiy.

Q.2. Who, according to the writer, must have protected the secrets of Tut’s mummy?
A. Radiologists B. Winged goddesses
C. Anatomists D. Forensic experts

Q.3. The million-dollar scanner failed to function because of …………….
A. the curse of the Pharaoh.
B. the sand in a cooler fan.
C. the non-functioning of the hydraulic lift.
D. All of these three.

Q.4. A pair of white plastic fans were brought as …………….
A. the cooler fan had stopped working.
B. there was terrific heat.
C. the sand was blowing hard.
D. None of these three

After Akhenaten’s death, a mysterious ruler named Smenkhkare appeared briefly and exited with hardly a trace. And then a very young Tutankhaten took the throne – King Tut as he’s widely known today. The boy king soon changed his name to Tutankhamun, ‘living image of Amun’, and oversaw a restoration of the old ways. He reigned for about nine years-and then died unexpectedly.

Regardless of his fame and the speculations about his fate, Tut is one mummy among many in Egypt. How many? No one knows. The Egyptian Mummy Project, which began an inventory in late 2003, has recorded almost 600 so far and is still counting. The next phase: scanning the mummies with a portable CT machine donated by the National Geographic Society and Siemens, its manufacturer. King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned – in death, as in life, moving regally ahead of his countrymen.

Questions:
Q.1. Who presided Tutankhamun as a Pharaoh ?
A. Akhenaten B. Akhetan
C. Smenkhkare D. Amun

Q.2. What did the boy king Tutankhaten do ?
A. He changed his name to Tutankhamun.
B. He superintended a restoration of the old ways.
C. He dethroned the previous king.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

Q.3. What is a mystery about Tutankhamun ?
A. How he died ?
B. What he did ?
C. Where he lived ?
D. Which family he belonged to ?

Q.4. Why was a portable CT scan machine donated ?
A. To scan the mummy of Tutankhamun.
B. To know about the time and reason of Tutenkhamun’s death.
C. To serve the suffering humanity in Egypt.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

“The mummy is in very bad condition because of what Carter did in the 1920s,” said Zahi Hawass, Secretary. General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, as he leaned over the body for a long first look. Carter – Howard Carter, that is-was the British archaeologist who in 1922 discovered Tut’s tomb after years of futile searching. Its contents, though hastily ransacked in antiquity, were surprisingly complete.

They remain the richest royal collection ever found and have become part of the Pharaoh’s legend. Stunning artefacts in gold, their eternal brilliance meant to guarantee resurrection, caused a sensation at the time of the discovery – and still get the most attention. But Tut was also buried with everyday things he’d want in the afterlife : board games, a bronze razor, linen undergarments, cases of food and wine.

Questions:
Q.1. The mummy was in very bad condition as………………
A. it had started decaying.
B. Howard Carter had treated it very badly.
C. it was greatly damaged at the time of its burial.
D. None of these three

Q.2. Howard Carter was ………………..
A. a Pharaoh.
B. secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.
C. a British archaeologist.
D. a historian.

Q.3. ……………….. became part of the Pharaoh’s legend.
A. The discovery of Tut’s tomb
B. The contents of the Tut’s tomb
C. The never-found evidences of Tut’s tomb
D. The damage done to the dead body of Tutankhamun

Q.4. Besides artefacts of Gold, ……………….. were buried with the dead body of King Tut.
A. cases of food and wine
B. board games
C. linen undergarments
D. All of these three

An angry wind stirred up ghostly dust devils as King Ttit was taken from his resting place in the ancient Egyptian cemetery known as the ‘Valley of the Kings’. Dark-bellied clouds had scudded across the desert sky all day and now were veiling the stars in casket grey. It was 6 p.m. on 5 January, 2005. The world’s most famous mummy glided head first into a CT scanner brought here to probe the lingering medical mysteries of this little understood young ruler who died more than 3300 years ago.

All afternoon the usual line of tourists from around the world had descended into the cramped, rock-cut tomb some 26 feet underground to pay their respects. They gazed at the murals on the walls of the burial chamber and peered at Tut’s gilded face, the most striking feature of his mummy-shaped outer coffin lid. Some visitors read from guidebooks in a whisper. Others stood silently, perhaps pondering Tut’s untimely death in his late teens, or wondering with a shiver if the Pharaoh’s curse – death or misfortune falling upon those who disturbed him-was really true.

Questions:
Q.1. ‘Valley of the Kings’ is ……………..
A. a palace. B. a cemetery.
C. a rest-house. D. a gaming zone.

Q.2. What happened at 6 p.m. on January 5, 2005 ?
A. Dark-bellied clouds brought heavy rain.
B. Kind Tut died.
C. Tutankhamun’s dead body was brought for CT scanning.
D. Some medical mysteries solved.

Q.3. The tourists from all over the world reached King Tut’s tomb to ………………
A. pay their respects to the King.
B. gaze at the murals on the walls of the burial chamber.
C. watch Tut’s gilded face.
D. disprove assumptions about King Tut.

Q.4. What, according to most of the people, could be the reason of King Tut’s untimely death ?
A. His drinking habits.
B. The Pharaoh’s curse.
C. His mysterious murder.
D. His unhygienic ways of living.

An angry wind stirred up ghostly dust devils as King Ttit was taken from his resting place in the ancient Egyptian cemetery known as the ‘Valley of the Kings’. Dark-bellied clouds had scudded across the desert sky all day and now were veiling the stars in casket grey. It was 6 p.m. on 5 January, 2005. The world’s most famous mummy glided head first into a CT scanner brought here to probe the lingering medical mysteries of this little understood young ruler who died more than 3300 years ago.

All afternoon the usual line of tourists from around the world had descended into the cramped, rock-cut tomb some 26 feet underground to pay their respects. They gazed at the murals on the walls of the burial chamber and peered at Tut’s gilded face, the most striking feature of his mummy-shaped outer coffin lid. Some visitors read from guidebooks in a whisper. Others stood silently, perhaps pondering Tut’s untimely death in his late teens, or wondering with a shiver if the Pharaoh’s curse – death or misfortune falling upon those who disturbed him-was really true.

Questions:
Q.1. ‘Valley of the Kings’ is ……………..
A. a palace. B. a cemetery.
C. a rest-house. D. a gaming zone.

Q.2. What happened at 6 p.m. on January 5, 2005 ?
A. Dark-bellied clouds brought heavy rain.
B. Kind Tut died.
C. Tutankhamun’s dead body was brought for CT scanning.
D. Some medical mysteries solved.

“The mummy is in very bad condition because of what Carter did in the 1920s,” said Zahi Hawass, Secretary. General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, as he leaned over the body for a long first look. Carter – Howard Carter, that is-was the British archaeologist who in 1922 discovered Tut’s tomb after years of futile searching. Its contents, though hastily ransacked in antiquity, were surprisingly complete.

They remain the richest royal collection ever found and have become part of the Pharaoh’s legend. Stunning artefacts in gold, their eternal brilliance meant to guarantee resurrection, caused a sensation at the time of the discovery – and still get the most attention. But Tut was also buried with everyday things he’d want in the afterlife : board games, a bronze razor, linen undergarments, cases of food and wine.

Questions:
Q.1. The mummy was in very bad condition as………………
A. it had started decaying.
B. Howard Carter had treated it very badly.
C. it was greatly damaged at the time of its burial.
D. None of these three

Q.2. Howard Carter was ………………..
A. a Pharaoh.
B. secretary General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.
C. a British archaeologist.
D. a historian.

After Akhenaten’s death, a mysterious ruler named Smenkhkare appeared briefly and exited with hardly a trace. And then a very young Tutankhaten took the throne – King Tut as he’s widely known today. The boy king soon changed his name to Tutankhamun, ‘living image of Amun’, and oversaw a restoration of the old ways. He reigned for about nine years-and then died unexpectedly.

Regardless of his fame and the speculations about his fate, Tut is one mummy among many in Egypt. How many? No one knows. The Egyptian Mummy Project, which began an inventory in late 2003, has recorded almost 600 so far and is still counting. The next phase: scanning the mummies with a portable CT machine donated by the National Geographic Society and Siemens, its manufacturer. King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned – in death, as in life, moving regally ahead of his countrymen.

Questions:
Q.1. Who presided Tutankhamun as a Pharaoh ?
A. Akhenaten B. Akhetan
C. Smenkhkare D. Amun

Q.2. What did the boy king Tutankhaten do ?
A. He changed his name to Tutankhamun.
B. He superintended a restoration of the old ways.
C. He dethroned the previous king.
D. Both ‘A’ and ‘B’

A CT machine scanned the mummy head to toe, creating 1700 digital X-ray images in cross section. Tut’s head, scanned in 0.62 millimetre slices to register its intricate structures, takes on eerie detail in the resulting image. With Tut’s entire body similarly recorded, a team of specialists in radiology, forensics and anatomy began to probe the .secrets that the winged goddesses of a gilded burial shrine protected for so long.

The night of the scan, workmen carried Tut from the tomb in his box. Like pallbearers they climbed a ramp and a flight of stairs into the swirling sand outside, then rose on a hydraulic lift into the trailer that held the scanner. TWenty minutes later two men emerged, sprinted for an’ office nearby, and returned with a pair of white plastic fans. The million-dollar scanner had quit because of sand in a cooler fan. “Curse of the Pharaoh,” joked a guard nervously.

Questions:
Q.1. How was Tut’s mummy scanned ?
A. In cross section.
B. Partially.
C. Ignoring certain vital things.
D. Secretiy.

Q.2. Who, according to the writer, must have protected the secrets of Tut’s mummy?
A. Radiologists B. Winged goddesses
C. Anatomists D. Forensic experts

(intriguing, sophisticated, substantially, focusing)
Archaeology has changed ………..………… in the intervening decades, …………..……….. less on treasure and more on the fascinating details of life and ………..………….. mysteries of death. It also uses more ……………………… tools, including medical technology In 1968, more than 40 years after Carter’s discovery, an anatomy professor X-rayed the mummy and revealed a starling fact: beneath the resin that cakes his chest, his breast-bone and front ribs are missing.

(underground, descended, around, usual)
All afternoon the ………….……….. line of tourists from ………….……….. the world had ………..………. into the cramped, rock-cut tomb some 26 feet ………..…………… to pay their respects.

(intriguing, anatomy, startling, sophisticated, substantially, technology, focusing, breastbone)
Archaeology has changed ………..1………… in the intervening decades, …………..2……….. less on treasure and more on the fascinating details of life and ………..3………….. mysteries of death. It also uses more …………4…………… tools, including medical ………….5……….. In 1968, more than 40 years after Carter’s discovery, an ……………..6………… professor X-rayed the mummy and revealed a …………..7…………. fact: beneath the resin that cakes his chest, his ………….8………. and front ribs are missing.

(underground, descended, gilded, around, murals, feature, burial, usual)
All afternoon the ………….1……….. line of tourists from ………….2……….. the world had ………..3………. into the cramped, rock-cut tomb some 26 feet ………..4…………… to pay their respects. They gazed at the …………5…………. on the walls of the ………….6…………. chamber and peered at Tut’s ………….7……….. face, the most striking ………..8………… of his mummy-shaped outer coffin lid.

Explain the statement: “King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned – in death as in life…”

List the advances in technology that have improved forensic analysis.

What were the results of the CT scan ?

List the deeds that led Ray Johnson to describe Akhenaten as ‘wacky’.

The boy king changed his name from Tutankhaten to Tutankhamun.

I want some new dresses papa why you have got as many as thirty They are all outdated now I want some new ones

It must have been a horrific time said Ray Johnson director of the university of Chicago’s research centre in luxor the site of ancient thebes.

No amount of legitimate force could move them Carter wrote later what was to be done

All the students were lingering around until the last minute to go into the building. (playing truants, shouting and screaming, waiting around)

Ships were registered abroad to circumvent employment and safety regulations. (avoid cleverly, turn around, confuse)

The demonstrations in the city rapidly descended into anarely. (fell down, were replaced, became worse and turned into)

The old photographs stirred up some painful memories. (emotionally aroused, disturbed, shook)

Paul will be laid to rest on Saturday, and I plan to go to the funeral service. (allowed to rest, buried, deceased)

Taplow: Well, anyway, Sir, it’s a good deal more exciting than this muck.
Frank : What is this muck ?
Taplow: Aeschylus, Sir. The Agamemnon.
Frank: And your considered view is that Agamemnon is muck ?
Taplow: Well, no Sir. I don’t think the play is muck exactly.

Frank: Supposing the answer is favourable what then ?
Taplow : Oh – Science Sir, of course.
Frank: (Sadly) Yes. We get all the slackers.
Taplow: (Protestingly) I’m extremely interested in science, Sir.
Frank : Are you ? I’m not. Not a least, in the science I have to teach.

Frank: I believe there is a rule that form results should only be announced by the headmaster on the last day of the term.
Taplow : Yes – but who else pays attention to it-except Mr Crocker-Harris ?
Frank : I don’t. I admit – but that’s no criterion. So you’ve got to wait until tomorrow to know your fate, have you?
Taplow: Yes sir.

Frank: You’re not a scientist I gather?
Taplow: No sir, I am still in the lower fifth. can’t specialise until next term that is to say, if I’ve got my remove all right.
Frank: Don’t you know if you’ve got your remove ?
Toplow: No sir. Mr Crocker-Harrie doesn’t tell us the results like the other masters.

What more could a CT scan reveal of Tut than the X-ray? (Make Assertive.)

King Tut is one of the first mummies to be scanned. (Change Voice.)

He was the last of his family’s line, and his funeral was the death rattle of a dynasty. (Make Complex.)

Once they had finished, they reassembled the remains on a layer of sand. (Make Simple.)

In his defence Carter really had little choice. (Use ‘much’)