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7. stunning g. cemetery

8. honor h. sultan

9. precious i. middle
10. intricate j. impressive

B.Answer the following questions

1. What is Taj Mahal actually?

2. What impression do you get when you read the word
enormous?

3. Why did the king construct Taj Mahal?
4. What impression did you get after reading the first

sentence in second paragraph?

5. How are the materials and architectural design of Taj
Mahal?

6. What do the materials and architectural design
indicate?

7. Where was the queen actually buried?
8. What is the purpose of the writer in writing the text?

Task 11 Read the following text and match the word

below with the definition beside, also find the meaning
in the dictionary.

The Stonehenge

Stonehenge is one of the world’s most famous monuments.

It stands on Salisbury Plain, in Wiltshire, and its giant stones

can be seen from miles around.

Stonehenge was built over many hundreds of years. Work

began in the late Neolithic Age, around 3000 BC. It consists

of a ring of standing stones, with each standing stone

around 13 feet (4.0 m) high, seven feet (2.1 m) wide and

weighing around 25 tons. The stones are set within

earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of

Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including