Practice Test Set 2 (Sentence Completion)

1. Because of his _____ personality he is always very difficult to handle.

   1. voluble
   2. volatile
   3. voluptuous
   4. expensive

2. If one helps a criminal, he is also considered _____ of the crime.

   1. suspicious
   2. daring
   3. guilty
   4. culpable

3. The laboratory has a _____ of equipment.

   1. large amount
   2. large number
   3. little amount
   4. big amount

4. The principal along with the students _____ gone on the picnic.

   1. has
   2. have
   3. were
   4. are

5. A _____ of the medal was put on show at the museum.

   1. fable
   2. facsimile
   3. allegory
   4. cosmos

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

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

7. He _____ satisfactory progress in the school.

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

8. The Govt must _____ the suffering of the people.

   1. ally
   2. allay
   3. rid
   4. palliate

9. His ______ capacity for food was abnormal.

   1. venal
   2. venial
   3. voracious
   4. veracious

10. Slovenia’s declared intention to ________ and Croatia’s decision to ________ the conference, aimed at preventing the breakup of the federation, are twin blows to Yugoslavian unity.

    1. secede . . . boycott
    2. withdraw . . . foster
    3. divide . . . consolidate
    4. recede . . . avoid
    5. patronize . . . exclude

11. He was quite able _____ after himself.

    1. to looking
    2. for looking
    3. to look
    4. of looking

12. We must _____ this accord.

    1. greet
    2. hail
    3. salute
    4. receive

13. A seventeen-year-old is not _____ to vote in an election.

    1. old enough
    2. as old enough
    3. enough old
    4. enough old as

14. I am intent ________.

    1. to win
    2. of winning
    3. on winning
    4. for winning

15. What a _____ you were not hurt in the accident.

    1. prayers
    2. praise
    3. blessing
    4. consecration

16. 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

17. He suggest that the meeting _____ postponed.

    1. be
    2. is leaving
    3. must
    4. would be

18. Loyalty tests are ________ in their consequences because they distract attention from truly disloyal activities, and they ________ the criticism that true loyalty inspires.

    1. salutary . . . intimidate
    2. cautionary . . . mute
    3. pernicious . . . silence
    4. unexceptional . . . abstract
    5. perilous . . . augment

19. Time alone will ____ those unpleasant memories.

    1. efface
    2. deface
    3. erase
    4. wipe away

20. Getting this contract is _____ to the future of our company.

    1. humane
    2. crucial
    3. reciprocal
    4. brutal

21. She ________ for Karachi three days ago

    1. left
    2. is leaving
    3. had left
    4. will leave

22. The task seemed impossible but some-how Rashid _____ very skillfully in the end.

    1. pulled it up
    2. pulled it off
    3. pulled it away
    4. pulled it out

23. My wealthy aunt is more than economical; she is so ________ that she washes paper plates to be used again.

    1. affluent
    2. parsimonious
    3. indigent
    4. impoverished
    5. selfish

24. Death is preferable ________ dishonor.

    1. than
    2. to
    3. from
    4. of

25. Many chemicals react _____ in acid solutions.

    1. more quickly
    2. more quick
    3. quickly
    4. as quickly more

Answers

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