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C1 Reading and Use of English Part 1 (Game 2)

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  • A solution to ________ desires and expectations perhaps lies in the recognition that wealth does not involve having many things,
    coiling
    curving
    spiralling
    revolving
  • Their local chiefs are men of temporary and ill-defined authority, whose power ______ largely upon their personal influence.
    trusts
    depends
    reckons
    determines
  • The _____ we have paid for expecting to be so much more than our ancestors is the permanent feeling that we are far from being all we might be.
    fee
    charge
    fund
    price
  • No matter what the media _______ at us, we must remain realistic in our goals and expectations.
    delivers
    throws
    exploits
    sends
  • The most effective way to feel wealthy may not be to try to make more money. It can be to ______ ourselves - practically and emotionally
    distance
    single
    vary
    dispute
  • The elaborate system of pagan worship, expressed in chants, sacrifices, sand painting, and dances, make the Navajo ______ very religious.
    arise
    appear
    apply
    assume
  • Every time we feel satisfied with what we have, we can be _______ as rich, however little we may actually own.
    added
    thought
    accounted
    counted
  • The arid character of the Navajo Indian´s country forces them to _______ a nomadic life.
    escort
    serve
    hold
    lead
  • The net effect of these societies may be to _______ us because they keep open a permanent gap between what we want and what we can afford.
    redeem
    augment
    impoverish
    enrich
  • We must not allow ourselves to be _______ into a life of materialism.
    investigated
    quarantined
    liberated
    brainwashed
  • The Navajo believe in a hereafter ______ of a life of happiness with the people of the lower worlds.
    consisting
    blending
    incorporating
    containing
  • Pueblo lndians were eventually adopted into the tribe, are responsible for a number of clans. As a ______ there is nothing like a pronounced or a prevailing Navajo type.
    sequel
    connection
    condition
    consequence
  • If we have smaller companions next to us, our own size will not ________ us.
    console
    fret
    trouble
    brood
  • The Navajo women weave the renown Navajo blankets, _______ for their durability, beauty and variety of design.
    obscure
    notorious
    famous
    conspicuous
  • There are two ways to make people richer: to give them more money or to _______ their desires.
    reassure
    restrain
    recline
    refer
  • Navajos have little of the sullen, reticent disposition ______ to Indians generally, and are cheerful, friendly, hospitable and industrious.
    contributed
    donated
    attributed
    blamed
  • They are _______ believers in their faith system.
    obstinate
    drastic
    flimsy
    firm
  • Though missionaries have lived among the Navajo since the early 1600s, few Navajo have been _______ to Christianity.
    modified
    confessed
    exchanged
    converted
  • Rather than trying to become bigger fish, we should concentrate our energies on ______ around us smaller companions.
    heaping
    distributing
    loading
    gathering
  • Their superstitions, ceremonies and customs are diligently kept alive by an extraordinarily large number of medicine men who ______ a powerful influence among them.
    wield
    fetch
    process
    hang