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. Some historians contend that the ________ Germany was forced to pay after World War I ________ made possible the rise of Nazism.

   1. restorations . . . indefinitely
   2. recriminations . . . finally
   3. expenditures . . . gratuitously
   4. reparations . . . ultimately
   5. disbursements . . . immediately

3. 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

4. It is _____ to steal.

   1. sinful
   2. corrupt
   3. immoral
   4. wicked

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

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

6. He has _____ all the miseries heroically.

   1. born
   2. borne
   3. bane
   4. boon

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. The Oxford research team was afraid that sensationalized television reports of its work on paranormal phenomena would undermine its academic ________.

    1. responsibility
    2. questioning
    3. credibility
    4. freedom
    5. credulousness

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

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

12. The Govt must _____ the suffering of the people.

    1. ally
    2. allay
    3. rid
    4. palliate

13. In one fierce battle the enemy were completely wiped _____.

    1. out
    2. off
    3. away
    4. over

14. 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

15. There seems to be a _____ of good young players at the moment.

    1. plague
    2. series
    3. plethora
    4. dearth

16. They refuse to _____ defeat.

    1. grant
    2. yield
    3. own
    4. acknowledge

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

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

18. The book is out of print and difficult to _____.

    1. achieve
    2. procure
    3. acquire
    4. attain

19. All communication with outside world has been cut _____.

    1. out
    2. away
    3. down
    4. off

20. His argument is quite _____.

    1. sickly
    2. unconvincing
    3. fragile
    4. infirm

21. What a _____ you were not hurt in the accident.

    1. prayers
    2. praise
    3. blessing
    4. consecration

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

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

23. He became very _____ and started arguing with me angrily.

    1. subservient
    2. truculent
    3. pellucid
    4. stringent

24. He often _____ from the subject while lecturing.

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

25. Death is preferable ________ dishonor.

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

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