Passage 3 I like any game of chance, but I most enjoy taking part in a lottery . The lottery is like an unchanging religious ceremony ; and it is perhaps this ritual quality of the lottery that people enjoy. Unlike other games of chance, a lottery does not require a great deal of paraphernalia . The only equipment needed 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 except for the low murmur of excitement. Suddenly the winner is selected. After the lottery is over, everyone but the winner throws away his piece of paper and the discarded slips are soon blown away by the wind. People begin to disengage themselves from the crowd and the lottery is over. 16. The word “gravely” means __________ .