Practice Test Set 3 (Sentence Completion)

1. I am intent ________.

   1. to win
   2. of winning
   3. on winning
   4. for winning

2. Do not keep asking me what to do, use your own _____.

   1. unconstrained
   2. voluntary
   3. discretion
   4. gratuitous

3. He ________ into the room as if he had just been ________ from a deep sleep.

   1. strode . . . ejected
   2. proceeded . . . summoned
   3. minced . . . fomented
   4. shambled . . . roused
   5. swaggered . . . awakened

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

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

5. 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

6. He suggest that the meeting _____ postponed.

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

7. You _____ care of your health.

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

8. _____ is a person who produces works of art, especially painting.

   1. beautician
   2. writer
   3. artistic
   4. artisan

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. Urge people who smoke to _____ the habit.

    1. surrender
    2. abandon
    3. discontinue
    4. desert

13. God is kind and _____ to all sinners who repent.

    1. graceful
    2. gracious
    3. gaseous
    4. guessful

14. He _____ a few steps when it started raining.

    1. had hardly taken
    2. hardly took
    3. hardly taken
    4. taken hardly

15. Meekness is more attractive than _____.

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

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

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

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

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

18. Face _____ with courage.

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

19. A highly ________ player, the champion will snarl at himself and rage at the umpire with no ________ whatsoever.

    1. reticent . . . reason
    2. demonstrative . . . provocation
    3. recusant . . . excuse
    4. obstreperous . . . corroboration
    5. emotional . . . antagonism

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

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

21. His knowledge of the subject is _____.

    1. expensive
    2. extensive
    3. spacious
    4. spatial

22. He was _____ a member of Assembly.

    1. formerly
    2. formally
    3. lastly
    4. old

23. So long you are not well avoid _____ exercise.

    1. strong
    2. lusty
    3. vigorous
    4. powerful

24. If one helps a criminal, he is also considered _____ of the crime.

    1. suspicious
    2. daring
    3. guilty
    4. culpable

25. The primary ________ of the region’s cuisine, such as beans, legumes, and pasta, provide high levels of complex carbohydrates and often ________ meat as the primary source of protein in the diet.

    1. requirements . . . supplement
    2. components . . . replace
    3. fads . . . subjoin
    4. facet . . . duplicate
    5. ingredients . . . indemnify

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