Stonehenge is a giant 4,000 to 5,000 year-old stone monument located in what today is known as Salisbury, England. Robert Phillips, 90, of Miami-Dade, was so fond of it that back in 1958, he took a piece of it home with him. That’s true, Phillips took a thin, meter long piece of Stonehenge when he left.
Back in 1958, Phillips was employed by a diamond cutting company named Van Moppes. The company was brought in to restore something on this Neolithic monument. Cracks had appeared in one of the giant stones. They needed to make holes and put metal rods (杆) into those holes to provide extra support. At some point during that job, Phillips left secretly with a piece of the famous stone. For years he even displayed it in his office. Later, when he moved to the United States, he brought it with him.
But on the eve of his 90th birthday, Phillips, who now lives in Florida, decided to return the stone to the care of English Heritage and, last year, his two sons traveled to Stonehenge to deliver it to Sebire, head of English Heritage, the caretaker organization for Stonehenge.
Sebire said, “The last thing we ever expected was to get a call from someone in America telling us they had a piece of Stonehenge. We finally could get this valuable piece of Stonehenge back home.” Researchers say the discovery could hopefully tell us where the different stones of Stonehenge came from, which dates back to 3000 BC.
【小题1】Why did Phillips go to Stonehenge?| A．To pay a visit. | B．To cut diamond. | C．To do repair work. | D．To polish the stone. |
| A．He kept it to himself. | B．He sold it to America. |
| C．He passed it on to his sons. | D．He displayed it in the museum. |
| A．It disappointed him. | B．It came as no surprise. |
| C．It was none of his business. | D．It was beyond his expectation. |
| A．Repair Work of Stonehenge | B．Search for the Lost Stonehenge |
| C．Missing Piece of Stonehenge Returned | D．Origin of Stones of Stonehenge Discovered |
