Practice Test Set 2 (Sentence Completion)

1. It is now believed that some damage to tissues may result _____ them to frequent X-rays.

   1. the exposing
   2. from exposing
   3. from exposure
   4. expose

2. We congratulate him _____.

   1. on his success
   2. for his success
   3. at his success
   4. in his success

3. Govt must hold a _____ inquiry.

   1. intelligent
   2. judicial
   3. sensible
   4. discreetly

4. The examiner made us _____ our identification in order to be admitted to the test center.

   1. showing
   2. show
   3. showed
   4. to show

5. Here is a _____ for chocolate cake.

   1. receipt
   2. recipe
   3. formula
   4. technique

6. When the hotel burned down, fifty people died in the _____.

   1. sirocco
   2. typhoon
   3. maelstrom
   4. holocaust

7. He was fined Rs. 100 for _____ driving.

   1. lavish
   2. prodigal
   3. reckless
   4. unthrifty

8. We must _____ this accord.

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

9. The results of this policy will remain _____ for some times.

   1. outstanding
   2. dubious
   3. impressive
   4. remarkable

10. Heavy _____ were reported in the battle

    1. depreciation
    2. despoliation
    3. obsolescence
    4. casualties

11. He _____ satisfactory progress in the school.

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

12. When he _____ his hair cut, he went to the cinema.

    1. has had
    2. have had
    3. will have had
    4. had had

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

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

14. Non-violence is the law of saints as violence is the law of the _____.

    1. coward
    2. foolish
    3. brute
    4. ignorant

15. We should try to avoid one who is brave in words but not in _____.

    1. actions
    2. reaction
    3. job
    4. fighting

16. His ______ capacity for food was abnormal.

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

17. You must apply ________ the judge for pardon.

    1. to
    2. with
    3. upon
    4. over
    5. in

18. If I ________ worked hard, I would have passed.

    1. would have
    2. had
    3. should have
    4. have

19. Because light travels faster then sound lightning appears to _____ thunder.

    1. prolong
    2. traverse
    3. go before
    4. repel

20. The greater the demand, _____ the price.

    1. higher
    2. high
    3. the higher
    4. the high

21. _____ at 212 degrees F and freezes at 32 degrees F.

    1. waters boils
    2. the water boils
    3. water bills
    4. water boil

22. Briefly popular in the ’40s, the ’60s, and the ’80s, Brazilian music is now making one of its periodic ________ into the American ________.

    1. forays . . . consciousness
    2. escapes . . . miasma
    3. appearances . . . discourse
    4. eclipses . . . scene
    5. invasions . . . liturgy

23. He often _____ from the subject while lecturing.

    1. rambles
    2. roams
    3. digresses
    4. ranges

24. You will feel better when you _____ that tooth out.

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

25. He was quite able _____ after himself.

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

Answers

Practice Test Set 1
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