S e c o n d e d I t I o n 1 Reading for the Real World 1

write them on the lines provided.
 1.
What was the main purpose of the survey?
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What are the different groups of superstitions?
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V 
ocabulary Extension
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ummary
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Here are six words that are related to the topic but are not in the reading. 
Fill in each blank with the best word from the list. Use each word only 
once.
horoscope curse omen fate astrologist faith
1.
An __________ can tell your fortune by the stars.
2.
Oh, no! I just saw a crow. That’s a bad __________.
3.
According to my __________ in the newspaper, I will have a good day today.
4.
Have __________! Everything will turn out all right in the end.
5.
The archeologist had bad luck after he opened the tomb. He received the
mummy’s __________.
6.
I can’t do anything about it. It’s my __________ to be in this situation.
in good-luck 
breaking a mirror 
confessed to being
picking four-leaf clovers 
who responded to 
the superstitious beliefs
Fill in the blanks with the phrases from the list. Use each phrase only once.
A marketing research firm conducted a survey to find out information about 
1 
_________________ of Americans. It was found through the survey that many 
Americans actually 
2 
_________________ at least “somewhat” superstitious. 
Most people see themselves as “optimistically superstitious,” meaning they believe 
more 
3 
_________________ than bad-luck superstitions. Some common 
good-luck superstitions in the survey included