I like any game of chance, but I most enjoy taking part in a lottery. The lottery is ＿＿（41）＿＿ an unchanging religious ceremony, and it is perhaps this ritual quality of the lottery ＿＿（42）＿＿ people enjoy. Unlike other games of chance, a lottery does not require a great deal of paraphernalia. The only equipment ＿＿（43）＿＿ is a bowl filled with slips of paper. I enjoy the excitement of watching the official pick the winning number. The moment before the drawing is very serious. The judge gravely approaches the bowl and looks at the crowd soberly. The crowd is quiet ＿＿（44）＿＿ the low murmur of excitement. Suddenly the winner is selected. After the lottery is over, everyone but the winner throws away his or her piece of paper, and the ＿＿（45）＿＿ slips are soon blown away by the wind. People begin to disengage themselves from the crowd and the lottery is over.