Practice Test Set 2 (Sentence Completion)

1. We can not _____ any of out territory.

   1. exceed
   2. accede
   3. concede
   4. precede

2. The Supreme Court has a reputation for being _____.

   1. stubborn
   2. capricious
   3. just
   4. humorous

3. She ________ for Karachi three days ago

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

4. Briefly popular in the ’40s, the ’60s, and the ’80s, Brazilian music is now making one of its periodic ________ into the American ________.

   1. forays . . . consciousness
   2. escapes . . . miasma
   3. appearances . . . discourse
   4. eclipses . . . scene
   5. invasions . . . liturgy

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

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

6. Neither the officer nor the clerks _____ absent.

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

7. The ________ of Darwin’s theory of evolution on Victorian religion was to create a bitter ________ of ideas and beliefs.

   1. result . . . moderation
   2. effect . . . conflict
   3. extension . . . growth
   4. origin . . . compromise
   5. influence . . . solidarity

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

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

9. The ____ of the headlights of the car almost blinded me.

   1. shine
   2. glare
   3. dazzle
   4. luminosity

10. Wasim was so good at Mathematics that his friends considered him to be a _____.

    1. prodigy
    2. prodigal
    3. primeval
    4. profligate

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

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

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

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

13. The sea at that time was perfectly _____.

    1. harmonious
    2. concordant
    3. calm
    4. in agreement

14. Non-violence is the law of saints as violence is the law of the _____.

    1. coward
    2. foolish
    3. brute
    4. ignorant

15. This disease is _____ do not sit near him.

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

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

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

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

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

18. You must show _____ for out teachers.

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

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

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

20. The war has seriously _____ attempts to achieve peace.

    1. impaired
    2. attenuated
    3. enfeebled
    4. declined

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

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

22. Heavy snows in the passes of the Pyrenees have seriously ________ rescuers trying to reach travelers surprised by the spring blizzards.

    1. excluded
    2. expedited
    3. rappelled
    4. assisted
    5. hampered

23. He is _____ for promotion.

    1. illegible
    2. legible
    3. eligible
    4. ineligible

24. My land is _____ to your Land.

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

25. He was _____ a member of Assembly.

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

Answers

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