To be clear

I think the following

- Strengths: Good vocabulary, appropriate blank placement, and a conceptually challenging contrast.

- Weaknesses: Unnatural phrasing makes it harder than a real GRE question. The correct answer ( $C$ \& $E$ ) is defensible but not as clearly signaled as on the real test.

- Decent effort, but needs refinement to match real GRE quality.

Conclusion: a good question that could fit on the GRE. Surely it is definitely good for practice

practice with irrelevant questions is just gonna backfire. Still appreciate your effort.

none of the words in answer choices reflects those of GRE. They are just off handedly picked.

1. Understand the Sentence Structure:
- The sentence discusses how traditional societies manage food supply for large groups, highlighting a contrast between:
- Objective material conditions of life (factual, tangible aspects).
- Culture bearers' (i) $\qquad$ of those (ii) $\qquad$ (how people perceive/interpret those conditions).
2. Analyze Blank (i):
- The contrast is between objective reality and how culture bearers (people in the society) interpret or view that reality.
- Possible answers:
- (A) scrutiny = close examination (doesn't fully capture "interpretation").
- (B) illustration = depiction (not the best fit for subjective understanding).
- (C) perception = how something is understood (best fits the contrast with "objective").
- Best choice: (C) perception
3. Analyze Blank (ii):
- "Those (ii) $\qquad$ " refers back to the "objective material conditions of life."
- Possible answers:
- (D) groups (too vague; doesn't refer to conditions).
- (E) conditions (directly matches "material conditions").
- (F) societies (irrelevant to the context).
- Best choice: (E) conditions
4. Final Pair:
- Blank (i): (C) perception
- Blank (ii): (E) conditions