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Does life have meaning? What gives it meaning? Why do we act the way
we do? What is the best way to live? How can we be happy? How can we find
peace?
These are questions that people have struggled with throughout history.
Philosophers, psychologists, sociologists, and physicists are among the many
thinkers who have tried to give us answers. We look for answers within
ourselves, but few are satisfactory. In the end, it is religion that gives most of
the world answers to these questions.
Hundreds of religions exist in the world, yet all religions try to answer the
same questions. Every religion teaches basic ideas that help humans
understand their nature and their behavior. Every religion describes two sides
of human nature  the animal and the divine. It is these opposing sides that
cause conflicts. Every religion gives people a method that they can follow to
resolve the conflicts. All religions have a goal, which is in one form or another
the transformation of humans from the animal to the divine. This spiritual
transformation is common to all religions, though it has many names: nirvana,
heaven, salvation.
All cultures in the world have religious beliefs. For that reason, every part
of life is affected by religions, whose teachings offer guidelines on ways to live.
(WERNER, P. K. Mosaic: a content-based grammar. New York: Random
House, 1985.)
31. According to the text, among the different things that affect the way people
think and act, perhaps the most powerful is:
a) philosophy.
b) psychology.
c) religion.
d) sociology.
e) physics.
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32. According to the text, the opposing sides that cause conflicts described by
every religion are:
a) the wise and the ignorant.
b) the animal and the divine.
c) the rich and the poor.
d) the sane and the insane.
e) the sick and the healthy.
33. In the sentence "Religious teachings offer guidelines on ways to live," the
underlined word means:
a) manners.
b) streets.
c) railways.
d) highways.
e) lanes.
34. According to the text, the relation between number of religions and object of
investigation is that:
a) there are hundreds of religions in the world and they answer different
questions.
b) there is only one religion in the world and it answers all the questions.
c) there isn't any religion able to answer all the questions people have.
d) there are many religions in the world and they all try to answer the same
questions.
e) there are few religions and they offer the same answers to the same
questions.
35. According to the text, paragraph 3 says that the objective of every religion is:
a) political transformation.
b) physical transformation.
c) material transformation.
d) spiritual transformation.
e) financial transformation.
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36. In the sentence “What gives it meaning?” (line 1), the underlined word refers to:
a) life.
b) peace.
c) health.
d) money.
e) happiness.
37. In the sentence “These are questions that people have struggled with
throughout history” (line 4), the underlined word can also mean:
a) commands.
b) hopes.
c) problems.
d) statements.
e) answers.
38. In the sentence "We look for answers within ourselves" (lines 6 and 7), the
underlined word has a meaning related to:
a) them.
b) us.
c) you.
d) him.
e) her.
39. In the sentence “What is the best way to live?” (line 2), the underlined word is
the superlative form of the adjective:
a) far.
b) bad.
c) good.
d) fair.
e) fun.
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40. In the sentence “Many thinkers have tried to give us answers,” the underlined
word has a meaning close to:
a) a few.
b) several.
c) little.
d) few.
e) much.