Read the text and mark the statements True \(T\), False \(F\) or Not Stated \(NS\).

“Nettle and sphagnum moss soup?” asked Manuel. I gave him a vaguely affirmative prehistorical grunt and took a sip. It was almost edible . . . if you had no sense of smell and pretended that your taste buds hadn't evolved yet. I had another mouthful of boiled-up Spanish sedge and river silt.
I coughed and spluttered and went 'Uggh!' Manuel smiled from beneath a thick, vivid green moustache. 'Spoken like a true Neanderthal!' Manuel Luque is a professional archaeologist and director of Paleorama, which offers the world's first fly-drive 'Stone Age' holidays. Modern “time travelers” can now enjoy prehistoric breaks in a riverside field near Burgos in northern Spain.
They have to make their own meals and because it is illegal to hunt in Rioja, the menu is predominately vegetarian. But before you can cook your Palaeolithic lunch, you must make a fire. So for about half an hour I collected leaves and fallen fir needles before being shown, for another hour, how to light them by rubbing two twigs together. The dress code was relaxed. Fox has never been my favourite fabric. Deerskin has never suited me, either. So my host let me cover myself in modern leisurewear. 'Everything must be validated by archaeological data.
That's why we don't insist on animal skins. No clothing has ever been found. We can only guess what our ancestors ate. 'This is hands-on archaeology,' he said, ladling the Pleistocene glop into a home-made animal hide bowl. 'I want people to relate to their ancestors, their lifestyles and their achievements. 'Far from being a beast, Palaeolithic man was innovative and highly adaptive to his environment. Stinging nettles were an important part of his staple diet. He made soup as well as soap out of them. 'Our breaks are all about learning about primitive technology and appreciating the ingenuity of our ancestors.' Guests at the five-day camps can visit the famous Palaeolithic remains at Atapuerca. You make your own accommodation - primitive tents for four - and your own bread out of crushed plant roots.
There are also classes in beginners' cave painting. It takes three seconds to char the end of a branch for charcoal work but five days to make coloured paint from ochre. It takes years to be able to paint a really realistic aurochs. I stuck to stick people. ‘People have a low opinion on Neanderthals- they are very misunderstood’, Manuel told me, ‘but actually, they were a success story. Neanderthal man survived for 270,000 years. Civilised man has been around for only 7,000. This is my attempt to make a subject which I am so passionate about more popular’, he said. 'When they leave they realise nature is full of resources. They see their forefathers in a new and admirable light. Not as dirty, smelly, ugly cretins. They learn to respect their specialist skills.' He looked at my handiwork. 'That's not a bad shoe,' he said. I stared at him incredulously. 'Actually it's a soup bowl.'

• Группы
  • T
  • F
  • NS
• Варианты
  • The writer didn’t really enjoy cave painting.
  • Manuel thought the soup tasted good.
  • The prehistoric camp participants have to hunt animals for food.
  • Archaeologists aren’t sure what prehistoric man wore.
  • Manuel recognised what the writer had made.
  • Manuel says that our ancestors were not inventive.
  • The writer feels that he/she learnt valuable skills on the holiday.
  • Manuel thinks people don’t appreciate what Neanderthals achieved.