Construction of the Roman Colosseum, which was officially known as the Flavian Amphitheater, began in A.D. 69, during the reign of Vespasian, was completed a decade later, during the reign of Titus, who opened the Colosseum with a one-hundred-day cycle of religious pageants, gladiatorial games, and spectacles.
Construction of the Roman Colosseum, which was officially known as the Flavian Amphitheater, began in A.D. 69, during the reign of Vespasian, was completed a decade later, during the reign of Titus, who opened the Colosseum with a one-hundred-day cycle of religious pageants, gladiatorial games, and spectacles.
Construction of the Roman Colosseum, which was officially known as the Flavian Amphitheater, began in A.D. 69, during the reign of Vespasian, was completed a decade later, during the reign of Titus, who opened the Colosseum with a one-hundred-day cycle of religious pageants, gladiatorial games, and spectacles.
E 选项并列错误。 andwas completed a decade later 往前找不到并列的对象
而且 officially known as the Flavian Amphitheater, which was begun... 这种修饰也不为 ETS 所喜。修饰对象一般要求提前到分词后面,officially known as the Flavian Amphitheater, 对象, 从句... 这样更好
D 选项的 it 即使去掉,还是不及 C 好。D 将并列的谓语动词之一——began变成分词修饰,语法上无错,但会被 challenge 改变原意。