Practice Test Set 3 (Sentence Completion)

1. A legislation was passed to punish brokers who _____ their clients funds.

   1. defalcate
   2. devastate
   3. devour
   4. embezzle

2. When your body does not get _____ it can not make the glucose it needs.

   1. enough food
   2. food as enough
   3. food enough
   4. enough the food

3. He felt great _____ for his daughter.

   1. affection
   2. affectation
   3. love
   4. defection

4. 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

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

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

6. Some flowers bloomed, while others _____.

   1. withered
   2. delivered
   3. gathered
   4. scattered

7. 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

8. By the twenty-first century, the computer _____a necessity in every home.

   1. became
   2. becoming
   3. has become
   4. will have become

9. The laboratory has a _____ of equipment.

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

10. I insisted ________ my fee paid.

    1. to have
    2. on having
    3. to having
    4. in having
    5. with having

11. She ________ for Karachi three days ago

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

12. Despite his illness, Inzamam was ________ in winning his team.

    1. disappointing
    2. useless
    3. vigorous
    4. instrumental

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

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

14. Everyone in this universe is accountable to God _____ his actions.

    1. of
    2. against
    3. for
    4. about

15. Lahore is a city of gardens _____?

    1. doesn't it
    2. isn't it
    3. hasn't it
    4. didn't it

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

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

17. The ________ problem of piracy has the music industry worried, because the pirates overseas are ________ by the crackdown in the United States.

    1. burgeoning . . . unabashed
    2. widespread . . . intimidated
    3. immaterial . . . incriminated
    4. minor . . . untroubled
    5. evanescent . . . undeterred

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

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

19. The sea at that time was perfectly _____.

    1. harmonious
    2. concordant
    3. calm
    4. in agreement

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

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

21. Your conduct is most _____.

    1. reprobate
    2. recidivist
    3. reprehensible
    4. regurgitate

22. Advertisement will _____ your sale.

    1. boost
    2. hoist
    3. lift
    4. aid

23. 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

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

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

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

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

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