The early human race

For questions 9-16, read the text below and think of the word which best fits each gap. Use only one word in each gap. There is an example at the beginning (0). 

 

The early human race

 

Scientists traditionally believed that a species which ranged over parts of Africa, Europe and Asia, eventually developed (0)_INTO_ both Homo sapiens (the species modern human beings belong to) and Neanderthals. (9)_________ Neanderthals, who evolved in Europe and Asia, Homo sapiens emerged in Africa, later spreading into Europe and replacing Neanderthals.

 

Not (10)_________ ago, some remains of what appeared to be a distinct species of early human beings were found in Siberia, but it was far (11)_________ clear where this group - given the name 'Denisovans' - fitted into the picture. They were assumed to have hardly (12)_________ connection with Homo sapiens. However, tests on fossils in Spain have uncovered DNA that includes Denisovan material. This suggests that they, or at (13)_________ their DNA, might have spread much further than was previously thought, interbreeding (14)_________. Horno sapiens, and possibly also Neanderthals. (15)_________ the precise connection may have been, the population dynamics are potentially very complex.

 

We would know nothing about the relationship were (16)_________ not for recent advances in DNA retrieval and sequencing.

 

O’Dell, Felicity (2015) Advanced Trainer. 2^nd edition. Reading and Use of English Part 2 Test 4. Cambridge University Press: Dubai. Page 131.