Reading passages

It was death, of course, that prompted the 
construction of the Egyptian pyramids but the 
incredible amount of resources, effort and time 
that went into them was indicative of many 
aspects of life in those days. The tombs served a 
lot of purposes, alongside their fundamental 
purpose to provide the final resting places of the 
owners and their material possessions. Obviously, 
the size and grandeur of the tombs were designed 
to enhance the owners‘ glory in the eyes of their 
subjects during the owners‘ lifetimes, but their 
tombs also became places of worship for their 
subjects after their deaths. 
82- According to the passage, the pyramids were 
built .......... .
A) after their owners died 
B) to provide places for people to rest 
C) before the owners passed away 
D) when the owners reached a ripe old age 
E) to show future generations how the Egyptians 
lived 
83- It is stated in the passage that the owners were 
buried in the pyramids ........ .
A) after being treated with special substances 
B) after a long funeral 
C) together with people important to them 
D) along with their belongings 
E) because they were thought to be gods 
84- The author states that the magnificence of the 
tombs .......... .
A) was due to the owners‟ many possessions 
B) caused the owners to be worshipped during their 
lives 
C) was due to the fact that they were owned by gods 
D) was increased after the owners‟ deaths 
E) increased an owner‟s prominence while he was 
alive 
Though he was a fearless explorer and is often 
recognised today as the discoverer of the 
Americas, Christopher Columbus turned out to