Practice Test Set 3 (Sentence Completion)

1. His _____ simplicity is one of his qualities.

   1. childish
   2. childlike
   3. infantile
   4. puerile

2. I _____ him for a long time.

   1. am not met
   2. did not meet
   3. do not meet
   4. have not met

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

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

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. I have no _____ motive in offering this advice, I seek no personal advantage.

   1. ulterior
   2. nominal
   3. disinterested
   4. incongruous

6. He _____ get up early.

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

7. We can not _____ any of out territory.

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

8. You will feel better when you _____ that tooth out.

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

9. You _____ care of your health.

   1. had better to take
   2. had better take
   3. had better taken
   4. had taken better

10. The writing is awkward, even ________, but the novel has nonetheless attracted a large ________.

    1. felicitous . . . following
    2. grotesque . . . vacuity
    3. elegant . . . repertoire
    4. graceful . . . audience
    5. ungainly . . . readership

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. That so shameless, sentimental, and dishonest a film attracts a large and enthusiastic audience is ________ of how low the popular taste has ________.

    1. an indication . . . soared
    2. a gauge . . . refined
    3. a signatory . . . fallen
    4. a refutation . . . descended
    5. a barometer . . . plummeted

13. My land is _____ to your Land.

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

14. If one helps a criminal, he is also considered _____ of the crime.

    1. suspicious
    2. daring
    3. guilty
    4. culpable

15. Those cottages _____ perfectly with the landscape.

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

16. The show is worth seeing for the ________ of Judy Convoy’s vivacious performance, which ________ the stage whenever she appears.

    1. effervescence . . . enlivens
    2. verve . . . deforms
    3. torpor . . . dominates
    4. bravado . . . enervates
    5. sprightliness . . . muffles

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

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

18. The success of the English-Spanish simulcast must be ________ to Margo Quiroz, who interprets 40 different news items in each nightly newscast.

    1. attested
    2. censured
    3. interpreted
    4. transliterated
    5. attributed

19. If I ________ worked hard, I would have passed.

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

20. He is such an _____ that he's sure he will soon find a job.

    1. pessimist
    2. optimist
    3. philanthropist
    4. profiteer

21. The primary ________ of the region’s cuisine, such as beans, legumes, and pasta, provide high levels of complex carbohydrates and often ________ meat as the primary source of protein in the diet.

    1. requirements . . . supplement
    2. components . . . replace
    3. fads . . . subjoin
    4. facet . . . duplicate
    5. ingredients . . . indemnify

22. The officer waited until the clerks ________ busily.

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

23. I insisted ________ my fee paid.

    1. to have
    2. on having
    3. to having
    4. in having
    5. with having

24. Whatever he does is always contrary ________ my wishes.

    1. with
    2. from
    3. to
    4. for

25. The police arrested him and his one _____.

    1. friend
    2. colleague
    3. accomplice
    4. operator

Answers

Practice Test Set 1
Practice Test Set 2
Practice Test Set 3