Practice Test Set 3 (Sentence Completion)

1. We congratulate him _____.

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

2. We can not _____ any of out territory.

   1. exceed
   2. accede
   3. concede
   4. precede

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

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

4. The jaw structure of a snake permits it to eat much larger than.

   1. it
   2. itself
   3. its
   4. it has

5. The ________ songs of Irving Berlin captured the uninhibited joy and ________ verve of New York in the twenties.

   1. jaunty . . . insouciant
   2. tuneful . . . timorous
   3. cacophonous . . . careless
   4. catchy . . . lurid
   5. popular . . . flagrant

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

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

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

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

8. If a ruby is heated it _____ lose its colour.

   1. would
   2. will
   3. does
   4. had

9. He told me that he was not familiar ________ that subject.

   1. to
   2. on
   3. with
   4. about

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

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

11. Like human, animals must have a dentist _____ their teeth.

    1. fill
    2. filled
    3. filling
    4. to be filled

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

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

13. 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

14. He is such an _____ that he's sure he will soon find a job.

    1. pessimist
    2. optimist
    3. philanthropist
    4. profiteer

15. Many chemicals react _____ in acid solutions.

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

16. 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

17. We _____ ourselves for difficult times.

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

18. The meager ruins of the castle, which once covered 6 acres of ground, can now be of interest only to ________.

    1. antiques
    2. antiquaries
    3. reliquaries
    4. patricians
    5. histrionics

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

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

20. 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

21. I _____ have to remind him of his responsibilities.

    1. continually
    2. continuously
    3. continually
    4. persistently

22. 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

23. The ________ of Darwin’s theory of evolution on Victorian religion was to create a bitter ________ of ideas and beliefs.

    1. result . . . moderation
    2. effect . . . conflict
    3. extension . . . growth
    4. origin . . . compromise
    5. influence . . . solidarity

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

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

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

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

Answers

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