Questions 16 to 18 are based on the recording you have just heard.

Directions: In this section, you will hear three recordings of lectures or talks followed by three or four questions. The recordings will be played only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A), B), C) and D). Then mark the corresponding letter on Answer Sheet 1 with a single line through the centre.

    16.
  • A It was the longest road in ancient Egypt.
  • B It was constructed some 500 years ago.
  • C It lay 8 miles from the monument sites.
  • D It linked a stone pit to some waterways.
    17.
  • A Saws used for cutting stone.
  • B Traces left by early explorers.
  • C An ancient geographical map.
  • D Some stone tool segments.
    18.
  • A To transport stones to block floods.
  • B To provide services for the stone pit.
  • C To link the various monument sites.
  • D To connect the villages along the Nile.