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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,
    spiralling
    coiling
    curving
    revolving
  • No matter what the media _______ at us, we must remain realistic in our goals and expectations.
    delivers
    exploits
    sends
    throws
  • Navajos have little of the sullen, reticent disposition ______ to Indians generally, and are cheerful, friendly, hospitable and industrious.
    blamed
    donated
    contributed
    attributed
  • 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
    dispute
    single
    vary
  • Rather than trying to become bigger fish, we should concentrate our energies on ______ around us smaller companions.
    heaping
    loading
    gathering
    distributing
  • The Navajo believe in a hereafter ______ of a life of happiness with the people of the lower worlds.
    consisting
    containing
    incorporating
    blending
  • The elaborate system of pagan worship, expressed in chants, sacrifices, sand painting, and dances, make the Navajo ______ very religious.
    appear
    arise
    assume
    apply
  • Their local chiefs are men of temporary and ill-defined authority, whose power ______ largely upon their personal influence.
    trusts
    determines
    reckons
    depends
  • The Navajo women weave the renown Navajo blankets, _______ for their durability, beauty and variety of design.
    notorious
    conspicuous
    famous
    obscure
  • If we have smaller companions next to us, our own size will not ________ us.
    trouble
    fret
    console
    brood
  • 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.
    condition
    sequel
    connection
    consequence
  • Though missionaries have lived among the Navajo since the early 1600s, few Navajo have been _______ to Christianity.
    converted
    exchanged
    confessed
    modified
  • Their superstitions, ceremonies and customs are diligently kept alive by an extraordinarily large number of medicine men who ______ a powerful influence among them.
    fetch
    hang
    process
    wield
  • We must not allow ourselves to be _______ into a life of materialism.
    investigated
    liberated
    brainwashed
    quarantined
  • 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
  • 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
    impoverish
    enrich
    augment
  • The arid character of the Navajo Indian´s country forces them to _______ a nomadic life.
    serve
    escort
    hold
    lead
  • They are _______ believers in their faith system.
    drastic
    firm
    obstinate
    flimsy
  • Every time we feel satisfied with what we have, we can be _______ as rich, however little we may actually own.
    counted
    thought
    added
    accounted
  • There are two ways to make people richer: to give them more money or to _______ their desires.
    restrain
    refer
    recline
    reassure