Complete the text with the correct form of the verbs in brackets.
My British Museum Trip
Last weekend, I (1) (visit) the British Museum in London. It (2)……... (to be) one
of largest museums of human history and culture. The British Museum (3)…………….. (open)
its doors to the public in 1759. Nowadays, the museum (4)……………….(house) collections of
over eight million objects from every continent. There (5) (to be) 94 galleries
with treasures and ancient art of the world’s civilizations. You can spend weeks here.
But I (6)…………(have) just a few hours and (7) (decide) to explore
the most popular galleries. I (8)……… (start) from the Egyptian galleries and (9) …………. (see)
sarcophagi and the famous Rosetta Stone there. I (10)…………..(sit) in the Ancient Greece
room looking at the Parthenon sculptures. Then I (11)………..(go) to the Anglo- Saxon
gallery where the Sutton Hoo helmet (12)…………..(attract) my attention and
I (13)……………… (take) pictures of it. The British Museum (14) ………….(impress) me.
Now I (15) ……………… (understand) more about history and culture.