141 The women were supposed to work in shifts of three hours but often spent twice as long. “Some days you couldn’t get us out, really, with a crowbar. It was absolutely one of the most exciting experiences of my life. I don’t really have words to describe how thrilling it is to have been involved in it.” The expedition leader, Lee Berger, who was too big to squeeze into the cave complex for a look, described the finds as “the largest assemblage of fossil human relatives ever discovered in the history of the continent of Africa.” 0 The disadvantage of the job advertised on Facebook was that A applicants had to be multi-skilled. B there was no renumeration. C there was a size restriction. D caving experience was necessary. 1 When Elen Feuerriegel saw the advertisement, she A asked for further information. B wondered if it was genuine. C doubted she was qualified. D felt compelled to apply. 2 Elen thinks that she and her colleagues were chosen because they were all A female. B native English speakers. C small and slim. D practising scientists. 3 Elen thinks the team spirit among her colleagues came from A their pride in being part of the project. B the similarity of their personalities. C their mutual wish to avoid publicity. D responsibility to National Geographic. 4 To enter the cave system to examine the bones, the team first had to A descend into a hole in the ground. B squeeze between two sheer rock faces. C walk 200 metres to the entrance. D crawl along a well-lit passageway. 5 While the team were working underground, they sometimes A couldn’t avoid treading on the bones. B had to wriggle around each other. C lost feeling in their arms. D were too tired to carry on. 6 Some of the women’s shifts were extended because A the next shift wasn’t ready to take over. B the work was taking longer than expected. C they had problems getting out of the cave. D they were too absorbed to notice the time. 7 According to Lee Berger, the bones in the cave were A from a species related to humans. B the first to be found in that area. C the biggest he had ever excavated. D the oldest in the African continent. (1) Only one of the options is as positive about the ad as the text describes. (3) Look for the answer in the last sentence of the fifth paragraph. (4) Don’t be distracted by the 200 metres, they refer to something else. (6) Look for information on how the women felt about the experience. (7) Does the expedition leader refer to the size of the bones they found? Help Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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