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READING PASSAGE 1
You should spend about 20 minutes on Questions 1–16, which are based on Reading Passage 1 below.

Gobekli Tepe: a remarkable discovery


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Questions

Questions 1-8

Do the following statements agree with the information given in Reading Passage 1?
In boxes 1-8 on your answer sheet, write

TRUE If the statement agrees with the information
FALSE If the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN If there is no information on this

1. The builders of Gobekli Tepe used tools made of iron.
2. Pillars were carved from stone at a quarry and then taken to Gobekli Tepe.
3. The arrangement of the pillars in rings is thought to relate to the seasons of the year.
4. Specially trained workers carved the animals on the stones.
5. The stone carvings of creatures at Gobekli Tepe are similar to those found at other sites from the same period.
6. Until the 1990s, archaeologists believed that Gobekli Tepe site was of little importance.
7. Klaus Schmidt thought that hill at Gobekli Tepe was formed naturally.
8. Archaeologists had to get permission before they could start studying the Gobekli Tepe site.
Questions 9-16

Complete the notes below.

Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.

Purpose of Gobekli Tepe

- the kind of bird shown on many stone suggests the site may have been a 9

- it is impossible to know why the site was constructed because there's no 10 on the stones.

Discoveries made at the site

- no remains of houses have been found to indicate a permanent 11

- many pieces of animal 12 have been found indicating an abundance of wild animals.

What we have learned about Gobekli Tepe and the area

- Gobekli Tepe was in a region where 13 as well as fruit were easy to find.

- after the 14 of Gobekli Tepe many people chose to remain in the region.

- an early form of 15 was grown near Gobekli Tepe.

- domesticated 16 were kept at a place nearby.