Question

Word formation archaeologists working at an (0) [excavate] on the island of cyprus have discovered what are thought to be the world's oldest known perfumes. remnants of fourteen different fragrances were found in a (1) [select] of mixing jugs, bottles and stills which were (2) [earth] on the site of an ancient perfumery. the building was destroyed by an earthquake nearly four thousand years ago, at a time when cyprus already enjoyed a (3) [reputed] as a centre of perfume-making. after undergoing scientific (4) [analyse] .the perfumes were found to contain a range of (5) [local] available ingredients, such as extracts of anise, pine, coriander, lemon, orange, bergamot, almond and parsley, amongst others. having (6) [identity] what each perfume contained, the scientists then set about remaking them using (7) [tradition] techniques to find out what they would actually have smelt like. they first (8) [grind] up the extracts, then mixed them with olive oil in clay jugs before distilling them. this method is the one recorded by writers in ancient roman times. although (9) [admit] simple by today's standards, the resulting aromas provide us with an olfactory window onto the ancient world, and are evidence of the loving craftsmanship that must have been applied by their (10) [create] .

Answer 1

1. selection

2. unearthed

3. reputation

4. analysis

5. locally

6. identified

7. traditional

8. ground

9. admittedly

10. creators