Practice Test Set 2 (Sentence Completion)

1. There seems to be a _____ of good young players at the moment.

   1. plague
   2. series
   3. plethora
   4. dearth

2. The Supreme Court has a reputation for being _____.

   1. stubborn
   2. capricious
   3. just
   4. humorous

3. Do not keep asking me what to do, use your own _____.

   1. unconstrained
   2. voluntary
   3. discretion
   4. gratuitous

4. His _____ simplicity is one of his qualities.

   1. childish
   2. childlike
   3. infantile
   4. puerile

5. Nadim met a _____ accident and died at the spot.

   1. fatal
   2. fateful
   3. crucial
   4. fating

6. All communication with outside world has been cut _____.

   1. out
   2. away
   3. down
   4. off

7. Your remarks are not _____ to the matter we are discussing.

   1. pertinent
   2. prolix
   3. prolonged
   4. acrimonious

8. It is _____ that students do not repay their loans.

   1. laudable
   2. unfortunate
   3. unforgivable
   4. regrettable

9. He _____ satisfactory progress in the school.

   1. makes
   2. has made
   3. had made
   4. is making

10. ________ must be distinguished from ________, which is the recognition of different categories of people without the inputing of any differences in rank.

    1. Totalitarianism . . . brotherhood
    2. Modification . . . ossification
    3. Classification . . . ramification
    4. Stratification . . . differentiation
    5. Finitude . . . infinitude

11. If I ________ more time, I would have checked my paper again.

    1. had
    2. have
    3. had had
    4. have had

12. Despite his illness, Inzamam was ________ in winning his team.

    1. disappointing
    2. useless
    3. vigorous
    4. instrumental

13. The chair is in the garden, please _____ it.

    1. bring
    2. fetch
    3. carry
    4. transport

14. Whatever he does is always contrary ________ my wishes.

    1. with
    2. from
    3. to
    4. for

15. He said that there was no going back because his decision was _____.

    1. palatable
    2. peremptory
    3. premeditated
    4. revolutionary

16. Prices for bikes can run _____ Rs. 30000/-.

    1. as high as
    2. as high to
    3. so high to
    4. so high as

17. The sea at that time was perfectly _____.

    1. harmonious
    2. concordant
    3. calm
    4. in agreement

18. The _____ motion of the earth as it turns on its axis creators the changes of seasons.

    1. accident
    2. rhythmic
    3. leisurely
    4. perpetual

19. I do not have any _____.

    1. confident
    2. confidant
    3. confidential
    4. confederate

20. He worked ____, because he aspired to stand first in the examination.

    1. very hard
    2. harder
    3. much hard
    4. the harder

21. So long you are not well avoid _____ exercise.

    1. strong
    2. lusty
    3. vigorous
    4. powerful

22. Rather than ________ the commuter delays, the new toll road has ________ the problems, and the traffic jams are worse than ever.

    1. minimize . . . extenuated
    2. extol . . . compounded
    3. abate . . . decimated
    4. alleviate . . . aggravated
    5. emend . . . increased

23. The controversy is likely to create _____ between the two rival.

    1. doubt
    2. amity
    3. bitterness
    4. revenge

24. Ignoring the increasing cloudiness and the ________ rumblings in the sky, they opened the picnic basket on the shore of the lake.

    1. ominous
    2. blithe
    3. monetary
    4. arduous
    5. auspicious

25. An announcement of further increase in taxes is _____.

    1. imminent
    2. eminent
    3. immanent
    4. permanent

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