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More than two decades after it went missing, a ceremonial crown has found its way home to Ethiopia. ...
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More than two decades after it went missing, a ceremonial crown has found its way home to Ethiopia. The country’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed, expressed his _______ to the Dutch officials who helped with its_______ – and to the man who_______ it, Sirak Asfaw, who went to the Netherlands in the 1970s for political reasons.
Sirak played a big role in the_______ journey of the fancy crown. He used to host different people from Ethiopia in his Dutch house. In 1998, one of the_______ asked him to look after a crown. But after _______ it was of Ethiopian origin, he refused to give it back and _______ it should be sent back to Ethiopia.
However, he didn’t _______ the authorities in power in Ethiopia at the time so he kept it at home. “To_______ such a treasure then was very hard to do,” he said. “I ended up in such a(n)__________ situation, not knowing who to tell or what to do with this________ artwork.”
It was not until the reform-minded Abiy Ahmed took office in 2018 that Sirak________ decided to come forward. He________ Arthur Brand, a famous Dutch specialist in the recovery of stolen art, and Brand, who has described the __________ as “one of the most exciting finds of my career,” then ________ Sirak to give it to local authorities.
So the________ reached out to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the ministry helped them work out the________ of returning the artwork to Ethiopia – where it hadn’t been seen since early 1990s. ________, after 21 years hidden in a Dutch________, the crown is now back in Ethiopia. This is the amazing achievement of returning the treasure to its________ place.
1.A.wish B.preference C.appreciation D.enthusiasm
2.A.return B.search C.development D.protection
3.A.repair B.made C.found D.bought
4.A.short B.unusual C.dangerous D.pleasant
5.A.experts B.officials C.ministers D.guests
6.A.admitting B.suggesting C.announcing D.realizing
7.A.advised B.insisted C.concluded D.imagined
8.A.trust B.respect C.urge D.disappoint
9.A.take away B.hand over C.take possession of D.make use of
10.A.risky B.awkward C.unique D.unstable
11.A.precious B.foreign C.unknown D.illegal
12.A.randomly B.unwillingly C.eventually D.hesitantly
13.A.interviewed B.praised C.recognized D.consulted
14.A.reform B.incident C.crown D.leader
15.A.trained B.ordered C.allowed D.encouraged
16.A.pair B.police C.specialists D.authorities
17.A.costs B.details C.challenges D.advantages
18.A.Gradually B.Ridiculously C.Thankfully D.Undoubtedly
19.A.hotel B.office C.museum D.apartment
20.A.right B.strange C.public D.hiding
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