Goals - Test 5

C1 Advanced · Multiple Choice Cloze · C1 Advanced Trainer 2, Cambridge University Press

For questions 1–8, read the text below and decide which answer (A, B, C or D) best fits each gap. There is an example at the beginning.

lay

fit

set

mark

result

lead

trigger

cause

flavour

mood

taste

sense

pursuing

searching

persisting

aspiring

margins

limits

borders

restrictions

pile

climb

grow

rise

touch

vision

sight

mind

respond

attend

engage

address

An obsession with achieving goals is a common (0) ___ of life in many parts of the world today. From childhood, people are encouraged to (1) ___ goals, and then strive to achieve them. This means people accomplish things they wouldn’t otherwise have managed, but such a narrow focus can (2) ___ to problems. One problem is that after reaching a goal, the (3) ___ of achievement is often brief, and you’re left unsure where to direct the energy you’ve been using to (4) ___ your goals. Another issue is that you’re so used to pushing, often well beyond your (5) ___ , that you don’t recognise the need for recovery time. Also, while you’re so focused on one thing, other demands in life inevitably (6) ___ up, and it’s easy to lose (7) ___ of those aspects of life which replenish you – relationships, exercise and hobbies. What can be done? Besides allowing time to recover and (8) ___ neglected needs, it helps if you divide the process of achieving a goal into small steps and reward yourself each time you reach one. It’s the process that brings happiness, not the endpoint.

Goals

feature

matter

point

character

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