Practice Test Set 2 (Sentence Completion)

1. At its _____ the Roman empire covered almost the whole of Europe.

   1. equinox
   2. nadir
   3. zenith
   4. solstice

2. Meekness is more attractive than _____.

   1. sickness
   2. naughtiness
   3. laziness
   4. clumsiness

3. Napoleon's army was completely _____ in the battle of Waterloo.

   1. annihilated
   2. destroyed
   3. repeated
   4. finished

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

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

5. About fifty workers were declared _____ by the factory management.

   1. adulatory
   2. avid
   3. rhetorical
   4. redundant

6. That new law went into _____ last month.

   1. affect
   2. effect
   3. action
   4. selection

7. Government did not realize the _____ of people's feeling on this issue.

   1. fragments
   2. attrition
   3. intensity
   4. barbarism

8. Her fears were first _____ when her son did not come here.

   1. arise
   2. arisen
   3. arouse
   4. aroused

9. An _____ agreement was reached between both the parties.

   1. amiable
   2. amicable
   3. likeable
   4. desirable

10. Face _____ with courage.

    1. misery
    2. poverty
    3. adversity
    4. affliction

11. He never _____ and never will do such a work.

    1. has
    2. has done
    3. had done
    4. is done

12. If you wait here, I _____ if the Manager is in.

    1. would see
    2. will have seen
    3. would have seen
    4. will see

13. The eruption of the volcano in January was only ________ of the much larger event in March.

    1. an advent
    2. a ukase
    3. an elision
    4. a precursor
    5. a subtext

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

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

15. If the teams were not so evenly matched, it would be easier to _____ the outcome of the match.

    1. argue
    2. predict
    3. discuss
    4. influence

16. The description of the accident given by him was quite _____.

    1. bright
    2. vivid
    3. glaring
    4. telling

17. Fauzia presents herself as a bold journalist by asking people in politics the kinds of ________ questions that other reporters do not ask.

    1. controversial
    2. circumnutating
    3. abnormal
    4. irrelevant

18. It is important that the office _____ your registration.

    1. will confirm
    2. confirm
    3. confirms
    4. must confirm

19. We ________ friends since we were children.

    1. had been
    2. have been
    3. are
    4. were

20. He _____ get up early.

    1. used
    2. used to
    3. is used to
    4. was used to be

21. We _____ ourselves for difficult times.

    1. prop
    2. support
    3. brace
    4. refresh

22. Death is preferable ________ dishonor.

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

23. _____ is necessary for the development of strong bones and teeth.

    1. it is calcium
    2. that calcium
    3. calcium
    4. although calcium

24. There was a lot of hustle and _____ in the market.

    1. bustle
    2. stir
    3. flutter
    4. ado

25. Penguins an aquatic bird, may live _____ twenty years.

    1. since
    2. before
    3. for
    4. from

Answers

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