The Benton
Horde, a priceless collection of ancient Roman silver, 14. (disappeared) from
its display cabinet in the British Museum. At today‘s emergency press
conference, the Museum director John Clive said, that according to his theory,
the treasures 15. (had probably been stolen) by a professional gang on behalf
of a specific collector. The matter is that the stolen silver 16. (is) very
well-known and it 17. (has never been sold) on the open market.
Ten museums
18. (have been robbed) in the last six months and the number 19. (has been rising)
steadily over the last few years. The Benton Horde 20. (is considered) one of
Britain‘s most important collections of Roman silver. It 21. (had been lying)
undiscovered for almost sixteen centuries beneath a Sussex field until it 22. (was
found) incidentally in 1926.