Practice Test Set 3 (Sentence Completion)

1. 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

2. Neither the officer nor the clerks _____ absent.

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

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

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

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

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

5. the child ________ crying for three hours.

   1. is
   2. has
   3. has been
   4. have been

6. As the controversial argument continued, the debaters became more _________ and their remarks became more ________.

   1. subdued . . . hostile
   2. vehement . . . acrimonious
   3. reticent . . . cliché
   4. affable . . . adverse
   5. emotional . . . adroit

7. Those cottages _____ perfectly with the landscape.

   1. mix
   2. blend
   3. unite
   4. compound

8. We were caught in the storm and got _____.

   1. soaked
   2. drenched
   3. damped
   4. moistened

9. That new law went into _____ last month.

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

10. Honest poverty is better than dishonest _____.

    1. riches wealth
    2. person
    3. wealth
    4. work

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

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

12. The company has accused its larger rival of trying to ________ the ________ retail market in the north by offering illegal contracts to outlets in the area.

    1. control . . . bankrupt
    2. monopolize . . . lucrative
    3. annul . . . profitable
    4. corner . . . factitious
    5. divest . . . remunerative

13. Failing the exam was a _____ disappointment to him.

    1. sour
    2. tart
    3. bitter
    4. acrid

14. Although we often use "speed" and "velocity" interchangeably, in a technical sense "speed" is not always _____ "velocity".

    1. alike
    2. the same as
    3. similar
    4. as

15. America at Sea is a one-volume ________ history that covers the nation’s military and commercial activities.

    1. aquatic
    2. ancient
    3. meretricious
    4. theological
    5. maritime

16. The belief in life after death is prevalent in both primitive societies _____ advanced culture.

    1. and
    2. and in
    3. and also
    4. also

17. The price of food here is _____.

    1. askance
    2. exorbitant
    3. outlandish
    4. usury

18. ____ the events of Aslam's resigning his job, his family would starve.

    1. intelligent
    2. on
    3. at
    4. within

19. You _____ care of your health.

    1. had better to take
    2. had better take
    3. had better taken
    4. had taken better

20. So many servants attended _____ him during his illness.

    1. only how
    2. with
    3. at
    4. upon

21. Though Aslam is poor, _____ he is honest.

    1. but
    2. nevertheless
    3. yet
    4. still

22. He suggest that the meeting _____ postponed.

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

23. The ____ of the headlights of the car almost blinded me.

    1. shine
    2. glare
    3. dazzle
    4. luminosity

24. You must apply ________ the judge for pardon.

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

25. Comparing him to P.T. Barnum, Mencken called William Jennings Bryan a ________, a mountebank, a fake without shame or dignity.

    1. coward
    2. charlatan
    3. poltroon
    4. craven
    5. demigod

Answers

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