One of the most exciting archaeological （考古的） discoveries in history was made in November 1922，when Howard Carter was （41）___ in the valley of the Kings in Egypt．After many months of digging，he finally （42）___ an unknown tomb．

（43）___ with his friend Lord Carnarvon，who was providing the money for his work，Carter entered the（44）___ tomb．At first there was （45）___，because the tomb was （46）___．It was clear that it had been robbed at some time in the past．（47）___，one of the workers eventually uncovered a small stairway that led down to another door that had not been （48）___．

Carter went down the dark staircase，walking（49）___ in case there were any traps．As he opened the （50）___，Lord Carnarvon asked if he could see anything．He replied，“Yes，（51）___things．”It was clear at once that they had discovered what they had been （52）___．The tomb of King Tutankhamun was full of treasures of （53）___ value．There were over 5，000objects of silver，gold and precious stones which had lain there （54）___ for thousands of years．Lord Carnarvon’s （55）___ at discovering the treasures did not last long．Many of the local people were afraid of（56）___the Kings’tombs，and believed that the kings would punish anyone who （57）___them．Lord Carnarvon had paid little attention to these（58）___，but only a few weeks later，he （59）___ fell ill and died； at the exact time of his death，all the lights in Cairo went out all of a sudden，and far away in England，his dog also （60）___．

41．A．traveling B．visiting C．standing D．working

42．A．fellinto B．cameacross C．passedby D．knockeddown

43．A．Back B．Together C．Around D．Again

44．A．new B．warm C．dark D．familiar

45．A．joy B．satisfaction C．disappointment D．surprise

46．A．dirty B．wet C．empty D．quiet

47．A．Instead B．Besides C．Therefore D．However

48．A．opened B．locked