Practice Test Set 2 (Sentence Completion)

1. My land is _____ to your Land.

   1. contagious
   2. contiguous
   3. infectious
   4. touchy

2. Neither the officer nor the clerks _____ absent.

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

3. 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

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

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

5. If I ________ more time, I would have checked my paper again.

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

6. Ozone in the Earth's atmosphere ________ living organisms from damaging ultraviolet radiation.

   1. protects
   2. warms
   3. reflects
   4. absorbs

7. There is _____ among the members of the party.

   1. contention
   2. discord
   3. battle
   4. war

8. Alarmist newspaper stories present the pit bull terrier as ________ killer, but owners insist that the dog is friendly and ________.

   1. an invidious . . . malleable
   2. a malign . . . philanthropic
   3. a ferocious . . . docile
   4. an infamous . . . self-serving
   5. a dissolute . . . venal

9. He was quite able _____ after himself.

   1. to looking
   2. for looking
   3. to look
   4. of looking

10. Meekness is more attractive than _____.

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

11. 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

12. You ________ respect your parents and teacher.

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

13. 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

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

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

15. We _____ ourselves for difficult times.

    1. prop
    2. support
    3. brace
    4. refresh

16. He often _____ from the subject while lecturing.

    1. rambles
    2. roams
    3. digresses
    4. ranges

17. The laboratory has a _____ of equipment.

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

18. 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

19. Ignoring the increasing cloudiness and the ________ rumblings in the sky, they opened the picnic basket on the shore of the lake.

    1. ominous
    2. blithe
    3. monetary
    4. arduous
    5. auspicious

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

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

21. Death is preferable ________ dishonor.

    1. than
    2. to
    3. from
    4. of

22. You must _____ after hard work.

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

23. We should try to avoid one who is brave in words but not in _____.

    1. actions
    2. reaction
    3. job
    4. fighting

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

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

25. She ________ for Karachi three days ago

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

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