When a person died, his or her soul was thought to travel to an underworld, where it 17 a series of judgments before it could progress to a better life in the next world.
答案：(A) went through
【句型】go through 固定片語「經歷」，表示靈魂「經歷一系列審判」；made up（組成/彌補）、changed into（變成）、turned out（結果是）都不合。
go through 在你腦中的第一個意思大概是「穿過（某個空間）」，或者「翻找」（go through my pockets）。要它表示「經歷一連串的事」，是課本教過但不會第一個想起來的用法。turned out 也很誘人，因為「結果是」聽起來像在講審判的結局。
看空格後面接的受詞：a series of judgments（一連串的審判）——這是一個要一關一關走過去的過程。go through 的核心意象就是「從頭到尾走一遍」，從具體的穿過空間，延伸到抽象的經歷一段過程或一連串事件（劍橋詞典）。所以 go through a series of judgments 就是「經歷一連串的審判」。句子的邏輯也支持這個讀法：後面接的是 before it could progress to a better life（才能前往來世過更好的生活），before 說明審判是必須先走完的關卡，正好對應「經歷、通關」。時態順帶確認：前面的 was thought 是過去式，這裡用 went through 配合。
made up：組成、編造、和好，受詞是組成物或故事，不能拿來接審判。changed into：變成，後面要接變成之後的結果，靈魂並沒有變成審判。turned out：結果是、原來是，是不及物的，後面通常接形容詞或 that 子句（It turned out to be true.），不能直接接受詞 a series of judgments。
go through（經歷、走完）、a series of（一連串的）、make up（組成、編造、和好）、turn out（結果是、原來是）、progress to（進展到…）、be thought to（被認為…）。
When it comes to Egypt, people think of pyramids and mummies, both of which are closely related to Egyptian religious beliefs. The ancient Egyptians believed firmly in life 16 death. When a person died, his or her soul was thought to travel to an underworld, where it 17 a series of judgments before it could progress to a better life in the next world.
For the soul to travel smoothly, the body had to 18 unharmed. Thus, they learned how to preserve the body by drying it out, oiling and then 19 the body in linen, before placing it in the coffin.
Egyptians also built pyramids as 20 for their kings, or pharaohs. The pyramid housed the pharaoh's body together with priceless treasure, which would accompany him into the next world.