PAPER 3 - USE OF ENGLISH

Part 1

For questions 1-12, read the text below and decide which answer A, B, C or D best fits each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

0      A clues    B leftovers    C remains     D extras

Answer:     C remains

The oldest building

On a hillside at Chichibu, north of Tokyo, Japanese archaeologists have uncovered the (0) of what is believed to be the world's oldest (1) structure. The structure was discovered during the construction of a park. The site has been (2) to half a million years ago, (3) to a report in a scientific magazine. The structure consists of what appear to be 10 post holes, which form two irregular pentagons. These could be the remains of two huts. A (4) of stone tools were also found scattered around the site. It is believed that the shelter was built by an (5) ancestor of humans, Homo erectus, who is known to have (6) stone tools. The remains of these huts could help to (7) how Homo erectus lived and hunted. What is not known is whether these structures were temporary, or more permanent shelters. But they do (8) us that hominids could (9) of using technology to organise things. They had the idea of actually making a structure - a (10) where they could sleep. It represents the mental capacity to distinguish (11) inside and outside. Before this new (12) , the oldest remains of a structure were those at Terra Amata in France, from around 200,000 to 400,000 years ago.

 

 

Part 2

For questions 13-24, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each space. Use only one word in each space. There is an example at the beginning (0).

Example:     0      on

SKEGNESS



 

 

 

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