Тексты для чтения и грамматические тесты. Антонишкис А.А - 4 стр.

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having poems sung about their deeds. Originally these were held as games of
friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place.
      The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated
time in four-year cycles called “Olympiads” dating from 776 B.C.

   1.   What is the main focus of the article on?
   a.   Education in ancient Greece
   b.   Wars in ancient Greece
   c.   Olympic games
   d.   The Greeks’ chief god.

   2.   Which of the following is not true?
   a.   Winners placed olive wreaths on their heads.
   b.   The games were held in Greece every four years.
   c.   Battles were interrupted to participate in the games.
   d.   Poems glorified the winners in song.

   3.   Why were the Olympic Games held?
   a.   To stop wars
   b.   To honour Zeus
   c.   To crown the best athletes
   d.   To sing songs about the athletes

   4.   Approximately how many years ago did these games originate?
   a.   776
   b.   1205
   c.   2277
   d.   2760

        Text B. Because Egyptians believed in life after death, they mummified the
body to preserve it from decay. The ancients left no written accounts as to the
execution of this process, so scientists have had to examine mummies and establish
their own theories. The embalming process might have taken up to seventy days for
nobles and only a few for the poor. Certain compounds of salt, spices, and resins
were used to preserve the corpse, which was later wrapped in a fine linen cloth and
then encased in a wooden box before being placed in a sarcophagus.

  1. What is the main focus of the article on?
  a. Egyptians’ belief in life after death
  b. How we have been able to learn about the mummification process
  c. Chemical analysis of the compounds
  Some details of mummification process

  2. Which of the following statements is not true?
  a. Bodies were preserved as a matter of religious belief.