Reading passages

If one wishes to glimpse the ancient trophies 
Pedra Furada, in a difficult, mountainous area of 
north- eastern Brazil, one must be prepared to 
fight intense dry heat, treacherous rocky ground, 
sudden flooding, boulders falling from cliffs, 
aggressive snakes and swarms of mosquitoes. It's 
worth it, though, for the archaeological treasures 
to be found there are exceptionally ancient. Rock 
paintings –vivid depictions of prehistoric ways of 
life, including dancing, hunting, war and sex 
rituals– have been dated at more than 12,000 
years old, while curious pebble structures, 
primeval bonfires, early stone tools are up to 
50,000 years old. The discovery of the remains 
had a profound effect on our knowledge of 
American prehistory, for they suggested that the 
first people in the New World arrived not via a 
bridge of ice from Siberia but by sea from Africa 
or possibly even Australia.
 
283- It is implied in the passage that Pedra 
Furada ------- .
A) is guarded and few people are allowed to see its 
treasures 
B) is situated in an extremely hostile environment 
C) is just one of many archaeological sites in Brazil 
.
D) has rock paintings depicting activities of Africans 
E) is easily reached, especially during the summer 
months 
284- We can infer from the text that the rock 
paintings in Pedra Furada ------ .
A) depict a wide variety of activities in prehistorical 
times 

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B) are far older than any of the other archaeological 
trophies in the world 
C) were blackened by the smoke from primeval 
bonfires 
D) are in a bad state of repair because of the dry 
climate 
E) are of less interest than the early stone tools 
found in Brazil