Page 101 - Grasp English C1 (Workbook)

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B. Fill in the blanks with the words in the boxes below.

outlined in the Hebrew Old Testament In 1901 Jacques de Morgan, 1 , led
an archaeological expedition to Persia to excavate
broken into three pieces Susa, 2 , 3
There he uncovered the stele of Hammurabi,
a French mining engineer 4 , that had been brought to Susa

as spoils of war, probably by the Elamite king
namely the Louvre
th
Shutruk-Nahhunte in the mid-12 century BCE.
located over 250 miles from
Hammurabi’s kingdom. The stele was packed up and shipped to Paris's
most famous art gallery, 5 . Within
according to the monument
a year, it had been translated. Then it was widely
including Sumerian “Lipit-Ishtar” and “Ur-Nammu.” publicised as the earliest example of a written legal
7
code, 6
.

located in Washington DC Although other Mesopotamian laws
discovered subsequently 8 , 9 , predate
Hammurabi's by hundreds of years, Hammurabi
retains a reputation as a pioneering lawgiver who,
lining the south wall of the courtroom
10 , worked “to prevent”the strong
the Elamite capital
from oppressing the weak and to see that justice is
predating the laws done to widows and orphans.”
Now, the US Supreme Court building,
11 features Hammurabi among
the marble carvings 12 .

C. Complete the first sentence so that it has the same meaning as the second sentence.

1. Police are questioning men .
The men are between the ages of eighteen and twenty-five. The men have criminal records.

2. The wardens are going on strike.
The wardens work at Pentonville Prison. Pentonville Prison is in London.
3. The book wasn’t available in the
library.
The book is about crime. I wanted to borrow it.
4. The conference was a great success.
The conference was held in Moscow. It was held last week.

D. Explain why these sentences are ambiguous and correct them.
1. The man was stopped by a police officer carrying drugs.
2. I saw a man on the hill with my telescope.
3. I gave a bath to my dog wearing a pink T-shirt.
4. I could see the princess standing on the wall.
5. I discussed the plan to go on holiday with my parents.

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