C1 Reading and Use of English Part 1 (Game 1) | Baamboozle - Baamboozle

The winds circling it would turn the smoldering forest of northeastern Wisconsin into ______ on earth.

hell

paradise

heaven

peace

The paper's editor, was ______ by the burning of the telegraph line.

cut off

burnt

dismissed

chased

At least the smoke had greatly reduced the mosquito population had been _______ to the respectable citizens.

obnoxious

ignorant

open

frequented

By October 4, the smoke was so thick on Green Bay that ships had to use their foghorns and ______ by compass.

navigate

guess

drive

steer

0n September 30 the Marinette reported hopefully that "the fires have nearly _______ now in this vicinity."

died out

diminished

flared

increased

The fires seemed to wax and wane, _______ on the wind and chance.

depending

from

waiting

independent

The settlements in the area were becoming increasingly _______ from both the outside world and one another.

isolated

inundated

lonely

frightened

0n September 30, flames came within three miles of the town of Green Bay, _________, 1,200 cords of wood stored at a charcoal kiln.

consuming

licking

avoiding

damaging

Smoke sometimes ______ the sun, which was often visible only at midday.

obscured

exposed

illuminated

burnt

Many separate fires ______ in the humus of the forest floor.

smouldered

extinguished

engulfed

sank

Only a few years before, he had rejected a proposal for a national bank by _______ that the Constitution didn't empower the US. government to create such an institution.

arguing

demanding

bickering

registering

The Louisiana Purchase opened a new ________ in American history and closed the old one.

chapter

paragraph

piece

book

Thomas Jefferson, the American President, purchased Louisiana and brought about the _______ of control that occurred on December 20.

transfer

ownership

transaction

hand-over

In what might _______ readers today as a particularly chilling reminder of the city's previous masters, two pillories stood on Chartres Street.

strike

instill

inspire

present

As a further _______ of the territory's past governments, the Louisiana State Legislature met in the former palace of the Spanish governors,

reminder

plunder

reference

examination

French immigrants came in from Francophone ________ like San Domingue.

colonies

pasts

industries

continents

New Orleans still _________ in some forms, its odd cultural mix to this day.

retains

replaces

relinquishes

refrains

Stoddard might have been ________ by the odd cultural mix that New Orleans represented.

perplexed

humoured

frightened

interested

Captain Amos Stoddard, a New Englander became one of the _______ of the new lands.

governers

many

numbers

slave traders

Slavery was not the only _______ of life in New Orleans that would have been unfamiliar to men like Captain Amos Stoddard.

aspect

look

view

position

The arched ceiling is tiled in gold, the tire curtain bears a painting of Venice, and the ceiling is ________ with 88 tiny lightbulbs to recreate a starlit night.

studded

holed

supported

magnified

With the ________ inner foyer, Hershey thumbed his nose even harder at the ravages of the Depression.

dazzling

dizzying

gaudy

bland

The floors in the _______ named Grand Lobby are polished Italian lava rock, surrounded by marble walls and capped with a has-relief ceiling showing sheaves of wheat, beehives, and swans.

aptly

inappropriately

seemingly

frightfully

The 1,904-seat Venetian-style Hershey Community Theater has played _________ since 1933 to touring Broadway shows and to music, dance, and opera performances.

host

hosting

housing

homogeneously

Most of the new buildings were strikingly ________.

opulent

impoverished

unattractive

poor

He seems to have _________ no expense.

spared

spent

allowed

justified

Hershey and delivered wages to more than 600 workers. He admitted that his ________, were partly selfish.

intentions

pretentions

objections

preoccupation

Instead he _________ a massive building boom that gave rise to the most visited buildings in today's Hershey.

funded

trusted

accounted

stocked

Hershey was perhaps the only town in the country actually to _______ during the 1930s.

prosper

decline

get on

flower

Despite the continued _______ of those early town perks, it wasn't until the Depression that modern Hershey started to take shape.

resilience

flexibility

rigidity

elasticity

The town has purchased a conservation restriction on 85 acres of Prouty Woods Community Forest, further increasing the conservation ________ of this property.

value

fee

prize

treasure

The town has protected significant acreage at Long Lake Park and along the _______ of Long Lake across from the Prouty property.

shore

coast

verge

hem

________ from Fay Park to Long Lake, the 107-acre Prouty property is a truly unique and significant tract of woodland within minutes of Route 495.

Stretching

Swelling

Pushing

Multiplying

NEFF now provides public _______ throughout the property and educational opportunities at the William A. King Education Center.

access

passage

acclaim

entrant

In October 2003, NEFF _______ financing at a highly competitive rate and purchased the property.

secured

attached

tightened

possessed

Valued in ________ of f3 million, the family's generous offer demonstrated their commitment to conserving the property.

excess

extra

over

profit

The Prouty family generously agreed to a bargain sale price in order to preserve the property and avoid a likely ________ war among developers.

bidding

proposing

letting

summoning

Landvest recognized the opportunity to protect a significant tract of forestland within the rapidly _______ U.S. Route 495 corridor,

developing

devising

deriving

deviating

ln 2002, Donald Prouty, former Littleton town Moderator and town counsel ________ .

passed away

gave away

passed off

gave over

The NEFF (New England Forestry Foundation) still needs to ________ £2.2 million to complete the capital campaign.

raise

lift

elevate

promote

Soon new buildings were ________ the burned, and the lifeblood of the ravaged city was beating.

replacing

refurbishing

designing

rebuilding

Signs that the city was beginning to heal became ________ everywhere.

evident

obscure

notorious

concealed

According to ______, however, responsibility was placed on one slovenly cow who kicked over a lantern in her barn somewhere in the southwest corner of Chicago.

legend

phenomenon

culture

tradition

Chicago´s 'fiery hurricane' struck the great city with such ________ that two days later, half of the city had been destroyed and 300 lives lost.

force

constraint

charisma

stimulus

Chicago's ´storm‘ of 1871, although _______ to the hurricanes of the southeastern coast, was described by poet John Greenleaf Whittier as a 'fiery hurricane.'

unrelated

discredited

unaccustomed

disconnected

It is ________ that over 8,000 people and most of the animals died that day, victims of one of the deadliest natural disasters in U.S. history.

estimated

forecast

predicted

anticipated

Galveston, Texas with its over 30,000 citizens in the early 1900s were generally economically successful and comfortable with _______ conditions.

existing

staying

enduring

remaining

These disasters provide a(n) _______ of the havoc nature's storms have wrecked on humanity, and our reactions to them.

flavour

ingredient

recipe

scent

Historically, the weather has ________ as harsh a chord in people's lives as any we feel today.

struck

played

pinched

punched

On a yearly _______, the United States is afflicted by numerous natural disasters.

basis

institution

theory

foundation

Decrease the number of short trips you make. Short trips _________ reduce petrol mileage.

drastically

intensively

exclusively

extensively

Check the "fuel economy" labels ________ to the windows of new automobiles to find the lowest average estimated miles per gallon.

attached

selected

stretched

held

Consider _______ an automobile which gets the best petrol mileage.

purchasing

preferring

trading

inquiring

Drive at a ________ speed on the motorway.

conservative

mild

considerate

substantial

Every mile you drive your vehicle will cost you at least an _________ of 36 cents.

average

increase

amount

equivalent

Ask yourself every time you ________ to use your car, truck, SUV, or van, "ls this trip really necessary?"

plan

arrange

need

think

These suggestions will save you a ________ amount of money on petrol.

considerable

negligible

negotiable

measurable

_________ are some suggestions which could give you some ideas.

Below

Later

After

Coming

Many people are looking for ways to reduce the _________ of higher prices while still doing the driving necessary to their work and other activities.

burden

chance

occurrence

danger

As petrol prices continue to ________, many people are looking for ways to slow the inevitable.

escalate

fly

accelerate

crash

Though missionaries have lived among the Navajo since the early 1600s, few Navajo have been _______ to Christianity.

converted

modified

confessed

exchanged

Their superstitions, ceremonies and customs are diligently kept alive by an extraordinarily large number of medicine men who ______ a powerful influence among them.

wield

process

fetch

hang

They are _______ believers in their faith system.

firm

flimsy

drastic

obstinate

The Navajo believe in a hereafter ______ of a life of happiness with the people of the lower worlds.

consisting

blending

incorporating

containing

The elaborate system of pagan worship, expressed in chants, sacrifices, sand painting, and dances, make the Navajo ______ very religious.

appear

apply

arise

assume

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.

consequence

condition

sequel

connection

Their local chiefs are men of temporary and ill-defined authority, whose power ______ largely upon their personal influence.

depends

trusts

determines

reckons

Navajos have little of the sullen, reticent disposition ______ to Indians generally, and are cheerful, friendly, hospitable and industrious.

attributed

blamed

donated

contributed

The Navajo women weave the renown Navajo blankets, _______ for their durability, beauty and variety of design.

famous

obscure

conspicuous

notorious

The arid character of the Navajo Indian´s country forces them to _______ a nomadic life.

lead

escort

serve

hold

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.

impoverish

augment

enrich

redeem

We must not allow ourselves to be _______ into a life of materialism.

brainwashed

investigated

quarantined

liberated

No matter what the media _______ at us, we must remain realistic in our goals and expectations.

throws

exploits

delivers

sends

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.

price

charge

fund

fee

If we have smaller companions next to us, our own size will not ________ us.

trouble

console

fret

brood

Rather than trying to become bigger fish, we should concentrate our energies on ______ around us smaller companions.

gathering

distributing

loading

heaping

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

There are two ways to make people richer: to give them more money or to _______ their desires.

restrain

recline

reassure

refer

Every time we feel satisfied with what we have, we can be _______ as rich, however little we may actually own.

counted

accounted

thought

added

A solution to ________ desires and expectations perhaps lies in the recognition that wealth does not involve having many things,

spiralling

revolving

curving

coiling

The ocean is capable of removing carbon, and quickly, but this natural process can be easily ______.

overwhelmed

overshadowed

overstated

overcharged

The ocean is capable of removing carbon, and quickly, but this natural _____ can be too much.

capacity

bulk

intelligence

competence

"This will be the same amount of carbon released into the atmosphere from cars and industrial emissions over the next 300 years if present ____ continue", Zachos said.

trends

crazes

fads

gadgets

Zachos´ research into the deep ocean _______ suggests at this time that about 4.5 billion tons o{ carbon entered the atmosphere over 10,000 years.

sediments

powder

dirt

dusts

Zachos is a leading ______ on the episode of global warming known as the palaeocene-eocene thermal maximum.

authority

proprietor

administrator

autocrat

It seems the Earth's climate passes a _______ beyond which climate change accelerates with the help of positive feedbacks - vicious circles of warming.

threshold

perimeter

verge

barricade

Zachos warned that studies of global warming events in the geological past _______ we are reaching dangerous new levels.

indicate

compliment

mark

comment

James Zachos, a professor in Santa Cruz California, said the speed of the present buildup of greenhouse gases is far greater than during the global warming after the ______ of the dinosaurs.

demise

detachment

demolition

dementia

A study comparing the rate at which carbon dioxide and methane are being _______ now, 55 has found dramatic differences in the speed of release.

emitted

digested

incorporated

exhaled

Greenhouse gases are being released into the atmosphere 30 times faster than the time when the Earth experienced a ______ episode of global warming.

premier

prearranged

Other transformations in the retail business are ______ to follow the trend of Amazon.

bound

fastened

secured

tied

During America's last Thanksgiving weekend, Amazon's sales of consumer electronics in the United States ________ its book sales for the first time in its history.

exceeded

repressed

excluded

receded

Amazon is swiftly becoming a ______ retailer by letting other companies sell products on its site.

mass

chunk

lump

block

Online traders must also adjust. Amazon, for one, is ______ turning from being primarily a bookseller to the go to shop for everything.

rapidly

secretly

unreasonably

mistakenly

The stores run by Sony and Apple, for instance, are there for people to try out _______ and to ask questions to knowledgeable staff.

devices

schemes

emblems

tools

If customers are disappointed, a few _____ of the mouse will take them to places where they can let the world know.

clicks

prods

clucks

taps

Online shoppers now read not only the sales _______ but also reviews from previous purchasers.

blurb

bubble

message

blare

Smarter consumers know which products have a good _______ and which do not.

reputation

opinion

resolution

distinction

Far from becoming ______ online shoppers are very demanding.

complacent

compassionate

competent

dissatisfied

There can be no ______ that online shopping is of huge benefit to the consumer.

question

proposal

examination

query