Task 2Directions: This task is the same as Task 1.The 5 questions or unfinished statements

Task 2

Directions: This task is the same as Task 1. The 5 questions or unfinished statements are numbered 41 through 45.

From the beginning rivers have played an important part in the life of man. Primitive man used rivers as a means of travel.

In ancient times, man settled near rivers or on river banks and built up large empires and civilizations. Rome today still s

Rivers have been important to man ______.

A．since the last century

B．for a very long time

C．since a few years ago

D．since a few hundred years ago