Practice Test Set 3 (Sentence Completion)

1. He said that there was no going back because his decision was _____.

   1. palatable
   2. peremptory
   3. premeditated
   4. revolutionary

2. He worked ____, because he aspired to stand first in the examination.

   1. very hard
   2. harder
   3. much hard
   4. the harder

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

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

4. 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

5. Unless protected areas are established, the Bengal tiger, the blue whale, face _____ of extinction.

   1. possible
   2. the possibility
   3. to be possible
   4. possibly

6. Many chemicals react _____ in acid solutions.

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

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

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

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

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

9. I do not have any _____.

   1. confident
   2. confidant
   3. confidential
   4. confederate

10. Those cottages _____ perfectly with the landscape.

    1. mix
    2. blend
    3. unite
    4. compound

11. Knowledge is like a deep well fed by _____ springs and your mind in the little bucket that you drop in it.

    1. external
    2. perennial
    3. immortal
    4. inexhaustible

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

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

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

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

14. I am intent ________.

    1. to win
    2. of winning
    3. on winning
    4. for winning

15. I _____ have to remind him of his responsibilities.

    1. continually
    2. continuously
    3. continually
    4. persistently

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

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

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

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

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

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

19. 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

20. As the controversial argument continued, the debaters became more _________ and their remarks became more ________.

    1. subdued . . . hostile
    2. vehement . . . acrimonious
    3. reticent . . . cliché
    4. affable . . . adverse
    5. emotional . . . adroit

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

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

22. At its _____ the Roman empire covered almost the whole of Europe.

    1. equinox
    2. nadir
    3. zenith
    4. solstice

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

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

24. 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

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

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

Answers

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