Грамматические навыки формообразование 20 (Заполнение пропуска)
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Zanzibar history
In 1896, Said Khalid seized power in Zanzibar. A British fleet soon arrived at the port of Zanzibar and ordered him out of the royal palace. Khalid refused to leave. At 9:02 on the morning of August 27, British ships started a fire on the palace, (19)__________ (BEGIN) a war between Britain and Zanzibar.
The palace (20)__________ (DESTROY) very quickly. At 9:40 that morning, Said Khalid surrendered and the war ended.
This “war” was the (21)__________ (SHORT) in history. It lasted a total of 38 minutes!
The British (22)__________ (LATE) requested money from the people of Zanzibar to pay for the shells the British warships had used to win the war.
A palace with 1,300 rooms
It was King Louis XIV of France who ordered a palace with 1,300 rooms in the 1600s. Louis wanted a bigger palace than any other king. In 1661, the French started (23)__________ (BUILD) this new palace.
It was located at a place outside Paris, (24)__________ (CALL) Versailles.