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Practice Listening: Select Missing Word ID: #39949 Short The Great Sphinx
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You will see a video detailing the history and characteristics of the Great Sphinx, an ancient monumental statue. At the end of the recording the last word or group of words has been replaced by a beep. Select the correct option to complete the recording.

Transcript:

The Great Sphinx is the largest and oldest representation of a sphinx from ancient Egypt. A sphinx was an imaginary creature of ancient myths. Like the Great Sphinx at Giza, most Egyptian sphinxes had the head of a man and the body, feet, and tail of a lion. The Great Sphinx, built by the Egyptians about 4500 years ago, wears a royal headdress and lies near the pyramid of King Cafre. Historians believe that the Sphinx's face is a portrait of Caffrey, who probably had the monument built. The Sphinx is 240 feet or 73 metres long and stands about 66 feet or 20 metres high. The width of its face measures 13 feet 8 inches, or 4.17 metres. Its head and body were carved directly out of a giant rock in a limestone formation, and stone blocks were cut to form the paws and (legs).
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Option 3: "legs"

Explanation: This option is correct because the text explicitly states that stone blocks were cut to form the paws and legs of the Sphinx. This directly aligns with the context of the sentence, which is about the physical construction of the Sphinx.

Option 1: "the base"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not mention anything about 'the base' of the Sphinx. The context focuses on the Sphinx's physical features, specifically its head and body, which were carved from rock, and does not refer to a base structure.

Option 2: "the surrounding walls"

Explanation: This option is incorrect as the text does not discuss any surrounding walls related to the Sphinx. The description is centered on the Sphinx itself and its dimensions, without any mention of walls.

Option 4: "the enclosure"

Explanation: This option is incorrect because the text does not refer to an enclosure. The focus is on the Sphinx's features and dimensions, and there is no mention of an enclosure surrounding it.

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