Practice Test Set 2 (Sentence Completion)

1. The _____ arguments put forth for not disclosing the facts did not impress anybody.

   1. specious
   2. intemperate
   3. spurious
   4. convincing

2. Truman tried to continue Roosevelt’s ________ approach to the Soviet Union, but by 1946, he had adopted a much tougher policy toward the Russians.

   1. cursory
   2. strict
   3. obligatory
   4. uncompromising
   5. conciliatory

3. Pretending in his works to be gauche, uneducated, and ________, the real Chaucer was a sophisticated, widely read, and ________ man.

   1. provincial . . . cosmopolitan
   2. exiguous . . . vigorous
   3. avuncular . . . shrewd
   4. inept . . . dauntless
   5. incompetent . . . flaccid

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

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

5. Students at Pennsylvania State University have ________ the Liberty Bell’s original tone, a ________ of four notes, E flat, F sharp, G sharp, and B flat.

   1. relegated . . . combination
   2. replicated . . . melding
   3. decanted . . . concurrence
   4. reproduced . . . disjunction
   5. intimated . . . knell

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

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

7. Time and time again, the power of the mob in Chicago appears to have been annihilated, but it has always ________ itself.

   1. reappeared
   2. eliminated
   3. returned
   4. regenerated
   5. exhumed

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

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

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

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

10. The ____ of the rocket was so swift that it was out of sight in a few seconds.

    1. assent
    2. ascent
    3. descent
    4. jump

11. Honest poverty is better than dishonest _____.

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

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

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

13. 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

14. Although buses are _____ to depart at a certain hour, they are often late.

    1. scheduled
    2. requested
    3. obligated
    4. loaded

15. Beauty is to ugliness and adversity is to _____.

    1. prosperity
    2. cowardice
    3. miser
    4. happiness

16. He _____ get up early.

    1. used
    2. used to
    3. is used to
    4. was used to be

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

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

18. It is important that the office _____ your registration.

    1. will confirm
    2. confirm
    3. confirms
    4. must confirm

19. The laboratory has a _____ of equipment.

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

20. So ________ was the sales person's tone about the qualities of the new computer system that Najam nearly missed the ________ in its calculations in his budget.

    1. Persuasive ... flaw
    2. adopted ... accuracy
    3. harsh ... amount
    4. irritating ... greatness

21. The officer waited until the clerks ________ busily.

    1. worked
    2. were working
    3. had worked
    4. are working

22. You ________ respect your parents and teacher.

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

23. You must show _____ for out teachers.

    1. reverence
    2. adoration
    3. homage
    4. veneration

24. The bacteria in milk is destroyed when _____ to at least 62 C.

    1. it be heated
    2. it heated
    3. it is heated
    4. it will be heated

25. It is difficult to take sides with either party because both of the combatants are so ________ to ________.

    1. indifferent . . . evasion
    2. reluctant . . . compromise
    3. hostile . . . interference
    4. impenetrable . . . rhetoric
    5. averse . . . expectation

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