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Part 4, you will hear an anthropology student giving a presentation on spiral path designs known as labyrinth.

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First, you have some time to look at questions 31 to 40.

Now listen carefully and answer questions 31 to 40

Labyrinths have existed for well over 4,000 years.

Labyrinths and labyrinthine symbols have been found in regions as diverse as modern-day Turkey, Ireland, Greece, and India.

There are various designs of labyrinth but what they all have in common is a winding spiral path which leads to a central area.

There is one starting point at the entrance and the goal is to reach the central area.

Finding your way through a labyrinth involves many twists and turns, but it's not possible to get lost as there is only one single path.

In modern times, the word labyrinth has taken on a different meaning and is often used as a synonym for a maze.

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