By A.D. 500 a new culture known as the Puebloan could be found. They

Inhabited dark and smoky semi-subterranean pit houses, hunted deer,

Rabbits, and bighorn sheep, and made fine baskets which led archeologists

to name them ≪Basketmakers≫. The Basketmakers lived peacefully

Alongside other people who shared many similar cultural traits.

About 2,000 Puebloan sites have been found, the most impressive of which

Was constructed in A.D. 1185 and was occupied by about 30 people. By the

Time this was built the Puebloans were reaching the apex of their culture.

The Spanish word pueblo, meaning town, referred to the apartment-style

Masonry compounds these Puebloans excelled in building. Communal living

And sedentary lifestyle led to many new breakthroughs such as irrigation,

Farming of corn, squash and bean crops, elaborate ceremonial rituals in

Underground chambers, beautiful black-on-white and corrugated utilitarian

Pottery, and extensive trade with other cultures in the Southwest US.

The inhabitants of the Southwest US were about 10,000 years ago.

A farmers

B hunters

C gathers

D small-game trappers

The first evidence of people in the Southwest was.

A carvings in willow trees

B found in the desert

C found to be 1,000 years old

D a small animal made from twigs

Radio-carbon was used.

A to make animal fetishes

B to find the age of something

C to build cliffs in gorges

D 2,000 to 4,000 years ago

Which of the following helped people to settle in one place?

A Small-animal hunting.

B Semi-subterranean pit houses.

C Hunting deer and rabbits.

D Use of agriculture.

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Variant 29

Communal living lead to all of the following except.

A making of fine baskets

B growing of crops

C trade with other cultures

D irrigation

Approximately how many Puebloan sites have been found?

A 30.

B 1,185.

C 2,000.

D 4,000.

2 Complete the text with the words from the box.

Stolen home markets illegal cost

Numbers than assist prison fast

Where «Hot» Goods Hit the Market

Pubs, street (1) and car-boot sales are where thieves go

To sell (2) goods. While the British police try to monitor

Such (3) activities, they admit it is a tough battle. Owners

Unknowingly (4) the burglars. Most households don’t

Mark property or note down serial (5), so even when stolen

Goods are recognized by owners or police, it can be almost impossible

To prove whose they are.

For most burglars, the threat of a short stay in (6) comes

With the territory. But for them it’s worth the risk, since they can make

Excellent profits from a single night’s work, even though stolen goods

Are usually passed on at amazingly reduced prices as they cannot be sold

Openly on the market.

A DVD player which might sell for £200 in the shops can be picked up

for as little as £40 if it’s ≪hot≫. Televisions which (7) anything

from £300 to £500 in the stores may be sold for less

(8) £100.

Stolen items are sold cheap because burglars need to move goods

(9). Few have the space to store the stuff. They can’t risk

Keeping much at (10). Three DVD players under the bed

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