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THE BRITISH MUSEUM
The British Museum is officially 1_____ as being the National Library and Museum of History, Archeology, Art and Ethnography. It is situated in Great Russell Street in London. It was opened to the public in 2______.

The British Museum contains 3_______ collections of old and modern books, manuscripts, coins, stamps and many other things. The 4_______ and the Egyptian department is particularly interesting, especially the mummies. There are many antiquities from 5______ Greece and Rome. A collection of findings from Anglo-Saxon times gives a vivid picture of our 6_______ lived, and in the ethnological department you can get an idea of the civilizations of the 7______ Indians, the Africans, the Polynesians, and other peoples.

There are a lot of halls to be visited, in each of which are special 8________ of illuminated manuscripts of Islamic world. Side by side with these manuscripts of past Ages the library includes a collection of modern books for scholarly research in oriental languages.

So the British Museum is wonderful place where you find many 9­­­­­­­­­­­­­-------- that cannot be seen anywhere in the 10______.

1. A. Described B. Drawn C. Extended D. Explained

2. A. 2015 B. 1945 C. 1759 D. 1758

3. A. Expensive B. Cheap C. Much D. Precious

4. A. Western B. Orient C. Eastern D. African

5. A. Modern B. Ancient C. Nowadays D. Present

6. A. Ancestors B. Generation C. Grandparents D. Old people

7. A. Black B. Indian C. Red E. American

8. A. Books B. Notes C. Goods E. Collections

9. A. Specimens B. Collections C. Goods E. Orient

10. A. village B. room C. morning D. world