Cloze Test – Test 112

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

Due to the multiple benefits from cattle, there are (21) beliefs about cattle in societies and religions. In some regions, especially Nepal and most states of India, the slaughter of cattle is prohibited and their meat may be taboo. Cattle are considered (22) in world religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, and others. Religions in ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Israel, ancient Rome, and ancient Germany, held similar beliefs. The cow has been a symbol of wealth (23) ancient days. However, they were neither inviolable nor revered in the same way they are today. The cow was possibly revered because Hindus (24) heavily on it for dairy products and for tilling the fields, and on cow dung as a (25) of fuel and fertilizer. Thus, the cow's status as a 'caretaker' led to identifying it as an almost maternal figure (hence the term gau mata).

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

Due to the multiple benefits from cattle, there are (21) beliefs about cattle in societies and religions. In some regions, especially Nepal and most states of India, the slaughter of cattle is prohibited and their meat may be taboo. Cattle are considered (22) in world religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, and others. Religions in ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Israel, ancient Rome, and ancient Germany, held similar beliefs. The cow has been a symbol of wealth (23) ancient days. However, they were neither inviolable nor revered in the same way they are today. The cow was possibly revered because Hindus (24) heavily on it for dairy products and for tilling the fields, and on cow dung as a (25) of fuel and fertilizer. Thus, the cow's status as a 'caretaker' led to identifying it as an almost maternal figure (hence the term gau mata).

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

Due to the multiple benefits from cattle, there are (21) beliefs about cattle in societies and religions. In some regions, especially Nepal and most states of India, the slaughter of cattle is prohibited and their meat may be taboo. Cattle are considered (22) in world religions such as Hinduism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, and others. Religions in ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Israel, ancient Rome, and ancient Germany, held similar beliefs. The cow has been a symbol of wealth (23) ancient days. However, they were neither inviolable nor revered in the same way they are today. The cow was possibly revered because Hindus (24) heavily on it for dairy products and for tilling the fields, and on cow dung as a (25) of fuel and fertilizer. Thus, the cow's status as a 'caretaker' led to identifying it as an almost maternal figure (hence the term gau mata).