12. What is the purpose of a sweat lodge ceremony?
(A) To lose weight by sweating a lot.
(B) To reconnect with family through heat.
(C) To spiritually reunite with the creator.
(D) To enjoy the wonder of nature.

8. What can be inferred from the passage? (A) Socializing is beneficial for building a trusting relationship between employees. (B) Open-plan offices have been challenged in the past twenty years. (C) Having a physical office in the city center is essential for business development. (D) The pandemic makes the open-plan office become popular again.

9. Why does John Sweeden want to build an office with much of it being“a place where zero work gets done?” (A) Efficiency is not a concern for his business. (B) He is being sarcastic and is actually implying the opposite. (C) He thinks building social relationships is important for employees and the company. (D) He wants to encourage employees to stay longer at the office and therefore work more.

10. How are the first two paragraphs related to each other? (A)The second paragraph offers a solution to the problems mentioned at the end of the first paragraph. (B)The first paragraph introduces a new trend and the second paragraph gives some concrete examples. (C)The first paragraph talks about a phenomenon in the past and the second paragraph describes the current situation. (D)The second paragraph explains in detail the problems mentioned at the end of the first paragraph.

11. What is the passage mainly about? (A) A traditional public bathhouse. (B) A type of Native-American housing. (C) A new way to enjoy a traditional food. (D) A Native-American ritual.

13. Which of the following is NOT supported by the passage? (A) Water is needed in a sweat lodge ceremony. (B) A sweat lodge is usually built with concrete. (C) People usually sweat and pray in a sweat lodge ceremony. (D) There are typically 8-12 participants in a sweat lodge ceremony.

14. In what ways can people benefit from a sweat lodge ceremony? (A) Becoming physically stronger through digging a pit. (B) Feeling healed spiritually by connecting with their past. (C) Feeling mentally healthier through swallowing sage. (D) Becoming physically healthier by sweating out impurities.

15. Which of the following questions is NOT answered by the passage? (A) Who pours the water in a sweat lodge ceremony? (B) What do people do in a sweat lodge ceremony? (C) What do people wear in a sweat lodge ceremony? (D) Who brought sweet grass or sage for a sweat lodge ceremony?

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