II. Choose the best answer to fill in the blanks.
Have you ever wondered (1) _______ the first humans communicated? Scientists do not know exactly when the first language was developed, (2) _______ they do know that humans have always had the ability to communicate. The first written types of communication were drawings, recorded on animal skins, cave walls, pottery or wood. These (3) _______ recorded details about daily life, such as hunting, religion and food. The earliest known cave paintings are (4) _______ 40,000 years ago. Even before that, though, people used jewellery, paint colours or beads to express meaning. The first written communication was in the (5) _______ of marks and symbols - recorded more than 9,000 years ago. Ancient Egyptians used symbols called hieroglyphs over 5,200 years ago. They (6) _______ their writing on stone or metal tablets, or papyrus, which is a paper made from plant fibres. The written Chinese language contains over 80,000 different symbols, although most people use about 5,000. Today, there are over 6,000 languages (7) _______ in the world. In Papua New Guinea alone, (8) _______ 800 languages are spoken.
1. A. how B. why C. who D. where
2. A. so B. although C. and D. but
3. A. drawings B. types C. skins D. walls
4. A. to B. from C. in D. at
5. A. form B. means C. record D. method
6. A. saved B. memorized C. recorded D. remembered
7. A. told B. spoken C. said D. talked
8. A. for B. on C. over D. above
