Gladiator

b
The winners ………. their arms, and the crowd …….. .
c
When a soldier passes an officer, he must ……… him.
d
We drove in our ……… past fields of …….. .
e
There were enemy soldiers all around me
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I was …….. .
f
He’s new here, so they will . him to do the job.
g
“Don’t ……… that ladder around! You’ll break a window.”
h
“We ……… all those soldiers who died for the ………. of Rome!”
After you read
4
Answer these questions:
a
Why does Commodus think his father is really sick?
b
What does Maximus do to show that he is ready for battle?
c
Why do you think the Roman army wins the battle?
d
How does Commodus feel about Maximus?
e
What does Marcus want Maximus to become and why?
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5
Are these sentences true or false? Correct the false ones.
a
Quintus is woken in the middle of the night by Maximus.
b
Maximus realizes that Marcus has been killed by Commodus,
c 
Quintus believes that the Emperor died of natural causes.
d 
Cornelius takes Maximus down into the trees to kill him.