Beware of what inspires you - Review 3

C2 Proficiency · Word Formation · Close-up C2 Workbook, National Geographic Learning

For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals at the end of some of the lines to form a word that fits in the gap in the same line.

INSPIRE

MOTIVATE

EXTRAVAGANT

MISER

CRITICISE

USE

VALUE

POWER

People get (1) ___ from a variety of sources. We're conditioned to believe that it should be something moving, such as a beautiful landscape, a touching work of art, or a well-crafted story. For many people, though, they derive their (2) ___ from how much money they'll make from a particular endeavour. Money does allow us to live comfortable lives; for those who like to live (3) ___ , they need a lot of it to do so, and then there are some (4) ___ folks who simply like accumulating it but never spending it. Much (5) ___ , though, is levied at people who sacrifice decency in the pursuit of money. And so often, when looking at the corporate world and the actions that take place in this environment, it's not hard to find stories of people taking bribes or of officials involved in the (6) ___ of funds. There's also an aggressiveness that persists in how people do business; like hawks, they wait to snatch up an (7) ___ property in the hope of turning a profit, even at the expense of low-income residents who are (8) ___ to stop it. But as the saying goes, it is not the person who has too little, but the one who craves more, that is poor.

Beware of what inspires you

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