Practice Test Set 3 (Sentence Completion)

1. The police arrested him and his one _____.

   1. friend
   2. colleague
   3. accomplice
   4. operator

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

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

3. He _____ satisfactory progress in the school.

   1. makes
   2. has made
   3. had made
   4. is making

4. Salma's home looked as though it had been ________ from a rag bin; her expensive burner was her sole ________ of luxury.

   1. clean ... expensive
   2. computerized ... cost
   3. modernized ... symbol
   4. salvaged ... sign

5. The writing is awkward, even ________, but the novel has nonetheless attracted a large ________.

   1. felicitous . . . following
   2. grotesque . . . vacuity
   3. elegant . . . repertoire
   4. graceful . . . audience
   5. ungainly . . . readership

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

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

7. It became _____ that he was going to die.

   1. visible
   2. distinct
   3. apparent
   4. manifest

8. Thermometer is a _____ to measure one's temperature.

   1. philosophy
   2. conviction
   3. device
   4. tendency

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

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

10. You ________ respect your parents and teacher.

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

11. I am astonished ________ his behavior.

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

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

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

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

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

14. The principal along with the students _____ gone on the picnic.

    1. has
    2. have
    3. were
    4. are

15. He flew into a _____ when I would not lend him any money.

    1. overt
    2. sporadic
    3. furtive
    4. fury

16. You must _____ after hard work.

    1. relax
    2. repose
    3. compose
    4. depose

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

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

18. If one know the facts one ________ not be so quiet to criticize.

    1. could
    2. can
    3. would
    4. will

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

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

20. That so shameless, sentimental, and dishonest a film attracts a large and enthusiastic audience is ________ of how low the popular taste has ________.

    1. an indication . . . soared
    2. a gauge . . . refined
    3. a signatory . . . fallen
    4. a refutation . . . descended
    5. a barometer . . . plummeted

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

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

22. Rashid walked boldly upto the platform without _____.

    1. faltering
    2. flexible
    3. unsteady
    4. wavering

23. Many chemicals react _____ in acid solutions.

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

24. He was _____ a member of Assembly.

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

25. It is now believed that some damage to tissues may result _____ them to frequent X-rays.

    1. the exposing
    2. from exposing
    3. from exposure
    4. expose

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