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Unit 1 The ‘Curse’ of Tutankhamun
Reading Comprehension
The pharaoh Tutankhamun, or king Tut, is probably the most
famous of all the Egyptian pharaohs. There are several reasons for
this. First, Tutankhamun was pharaoh at a time when Egypt was a
very powerful kingdom. Another reason is that his tomb held lots of
gold and many jewels, probably more than any other Egyptian
pharaoh. But the most interesting reason for King Tut‟s fame may be
his „curse‟.
Like all of their pharaohs, the Egyptian made Tutankhamun into
mummy and filled his tomb with gold and jewels when he died. Then
they sealed his tomb. Some stories say that the Egyptians put a curse
on his tomb to keep people from stealing the gold and jewel inside. In
1922, An Englishman, Lord Carnarvon, found king Tut‟s tomb, opened
it, and took the gold and jewels out of it. A few weeks later, Lord
Carnarvon died suddenly.
Was King Tut‟s curse to blame? Many people thought it was. Today,
however, we know more about King Tut‟s tomb, and the story of the
curse now seems unlikely. King Tut‟s tomb was thousands of years
old, so the air inside was very bad. The dust inside held dangerous
germs, and they were probably what made Lord Carnarvon sick.
However, many people still believe in the curse of king Tut.
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Reading Comprehension
The pharaoh Tutankhamun, or king Tut, is probably the most
famous of all the Egyptian pharaohs. There are several reasons for
this. First, Tutankhamun was pharaoh at a time when Egypt was a
very powerful kingdom. Another reason is that his tomb held lots of
gold and many jewels, probably more than any other Egyptian
pharaoh. But the most interesting reason for King Tut‟s fame may be
his „curse‟.
Like all of their pharaohs, the Egyptian made Tutankhamun into
mummy and filled his tomb with gold and jewels when he died. Then
they sealed his tomb. Some stories say that the Egyptians put a curse
on his tomb to keep people from stealing the gold and jewel inside. In
1922, An Englishman, Lord Carnarvon, found king Tut‟s tomb, opened
it, and took the gold and jewels out of it. A few weeks later, Lord
Carnarvon died suddenly.
Was King Tut‟s curse to blame? Many people thought it was. Today,
however, we know more about King Tut‟s tomb, and the story of the
curse now seems unlikely. King Tut‟s tomb was thousands of years
old, so the air inside was very bad. The dust inside held dangerous
germs, and they were probably what made Lord Carnarvon sick.
However, many people still believe in the curse of king Tut.
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