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1 Which of the underlined words refers to something different?

(a) (b) (c) ✔ (d)

2 The phrase rely on in the passage is closest in meaning to

put on take on hold on ✔ depend on

3 Which of the following best fits in the blank of the passage?

how the Dalai Lama can predict people’s future
how the Dalai Lama is different from high priests
✔ how the next Dalai Lama is chosen after the previous Dalai Lama dies
how most Tibetan Buddhists begin to believe that all people can be reborn

4 What can be inferred from the passage?

✔ The Dalai Lama is believed to have taken the form of many different people.
People choose the next leader from among the high priests before the Dalai Lama dies.
Nowadays, most Tibetan people doubt that the Dalai Lama is reborn.
A candidate must have similar looks to the previous Dalai Lama in order to be chosen.

Visualize the Text

Complete the map with the words from the passage.

The Dalai Lama

The Dalai Lama is a leader of Tibetan Buddhism .

The Dalai Lama The Dalai Lama has lived many lives before.

How the next Dalai His spirit is reborn into a new person when he dies.
Lama is chosen
It takes several years for priests to find the rebirth of the Dalai

Lama.

Buddhists perfom tests to confirm if he is the rebirth of the

Dalai Lama after finding a candidate.

If a candidate successfully identifies artifacts owned by the Dalai

Lama, it is a strong sign that he might be the one.

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