Cloze Test – Test 213

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Hope is an optimistic attitude of mind that is based on an expectation of positive (21) related to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire (22) anticipation". <br> Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness and despair. <br> Barbara Fredrickson argues that hope comes into its own (23) crisis looms, opening us to new creative possibilities. Frederickson argues that with great need comes an unusually wide range of ideas, as well as such positive emotions as happiness and joy, courage, and empowerment, drawn from four different areas of one's self: from a cognitive, psychological, social, or physical perspective. Hopeful people are "like the little engine that could, [because] they (24) telling themselves "I think I can, I think I can". Such positive thinking (25) fruit when based on a realistic sense of optimism, not on a naive "false hope".

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Hope is an optimistic attitude of mind that is based on an expectation of positive (21) related to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire (22) anticipation". <br> Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness and despair. <br> Barbara Fredrickson argues that hope comes into its own (23) crisis looms, opening us to new creative possibilities. Frederickson argues that with great need comes an unusually wide range of ideas, as well as such positive emotions as happiness and joy, courage, and empowerment, drawn from four different areas of one's self: from a cognitive, psychological, social, or physical perspective. Hopeful people are "like the little engine that could, [because] they (24) telling themselves "I think I can, I think I can". Such positive thinking (25) fruit when based on a realistic sense of optimism, not on a naive "false hope".

In the following passage, there are blanks, each of which has been numbered. Find out the appropriate word/phrase in each case.

Hope is an optimistic attitude of mind that is based on an expectation of positive (21) related to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cherish a desire (22) anticipation". <br> Among its opposites are dejection, hopelessness and despair. <br> Barbara Fredrickson argues that hope comes into its own (23) crisis looms, opening us to new creative possibilities. Frederickson argues that with great need comes an unusually wide range of ideas, as well as such positive emotions as happiness and joy, courage, and empowerment, drawn from four different areas of one's self: from a cognitive, psychological, social, or physical perspective. Hopeful people are "like the little engine that could, [because] they (24) telling themselves "I think I can, I think I can". Such positive thinking (25) fruit when based on a realistic sense of optimism, not on a naive "false hope".