10th form "American Traits" Part II / Vocabulary

1. Americans see their country as a vast continent of unlimited possibilities, where everyone has a/an ____ to become perfect and successful.

2. Success means money, hence Americans seem to be ____ with a thought of how to make money.

3. Many of them ____ believe in the myth "from rags to riches".

4. ____, not everyone becomes a millionaire in the richest country of the world.

5. The vast ____ of Americans have their own house, a good car, and a well-paid job.

6. The less ____ ones rent a sleazy appartment and live on unemployment benefits.

7. It i also commonly accepted that in that country of welfare there are some people living in cardboard boxes, sleeping on the pavements and carrying their ____ in plastic bags.

8. Another American ____, apart from money, is being fit and healthy.

9. Ilnesses make life comlicated, hence Americans put a lot of effort into ____.

10. They ____ see specialists, take tons of vitamins, minerals and pills, practice sports and keep a low-fat diet.

11. Paradoxically, there are more overweight people in the United States than ____ else.

12. It is not surprising since they ____ temped by calorific 'junk food', hot-dogs, chocolate bars and so on.