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

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