The general considered all the information that had been gathered and shared, ______ what possible moves the enemy might make before issuing his orders.
fostering
suffices
dedicating
gauging
Cell phone conversations, which are fairly ______ on commuter trains, can be annoying to fellow commuters.
commonplace
simultaneous
prone
incentive
The habit of going to coffee houses was ______ by the city’s relatively small size, safe streets, and good public transportation.
gauged
sufficed
dedicated
fostered
While advertising offers a stimulus to buy, sales promotion offers a(n) ______ to buy.
pastime
revenue
incentive
livelihood
In general, smokers living in cities are slightly more ______ to lung cancer than smokers living in the country.
voluntary
prone
apt
toxic
The results of this experiment do not ______ those of the studies that the team had conducted previously.
coincide with
designate as
conform to
correlate with
It was a moment of overwhelming excitement when Steve was given the first prize; Tiffany couldn’t ______ hugging and kissing him.
coincide with
refrain from
conform to
correlate with
Indeed, it seems that the upward shift in the rate of economic growth in the mid-1990s ______ a sudden, substantial, and rapid decline in the prices of computers.
correlated with
conformed to
coincided with
designated as
As Crawford ______ heartbreak in his private life, his career soared to greater heights.
slaved away
conformed to
designated as
contended with
I am assuming that you have adequate health insurance, but someone should be ______ successor to take over your financial and domestic affairs.
refrained from
designated as
conformed to
correlated with
How does the passage distinguish between a 'worker' and a 'laborer'?
By the amount of leisure time they have.
By whether their personal interests align with the job society pays them to do.
By the type of job they do, whether manual or mental.
By their level of education and professional training.
According to Paragraph 1, what has caused many laborers to become 'wage slaves'?
The strict abolition of all forms of slavery.
The enjoyment they derive from their work.
The social indications around work, its value, and salary.
The increase in salary and social status.
What is the 'polar opposite of labor' as defined in the passage?
Conformity
Revenue
Work
Play
According to the passage, how do 'workers' view leisure?
As time for personal play and autonomy.
As a means to escape compulsion.
As hours needed to relax in order to work efficiently.
As more important than work itself.
A well-dressed city mayor is always considered a worker, while a gardener is always a laborer.
According to the text, feeling both free and important is essential for a person to be truly happy.
From society's perspective, an activity is considered 'play' if it is enjoyable and important.
For laborers, leisure is primarily valued as a means to achieve freedom from compulsion.