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Sentence Completion Test 8

In the following questions sentences are given with blanks to be filled in with an appropriate word. Four alternatives are suggested for each question. Choose the best alternative.

1. I didn’t quite understand the logic behind his plan, but I decided to ---------------- to his superior knowledge.

a) defer
b) accept
c) challenge
d) obey

2. He needs something to ----------------- his leisure hours.

a) pass
b) occupy
c) leave
d) kill

3. The auditorium was packed but the speaker disappointed the audience with his ---------------- speech that occupied a good part of the hour.

a) inciting
b) rambling
c) vigorous
d) encouraging

4. The rich meal was ---------------------- by a light dessert.

a) Complemented
b) Complimented
c) Topped
d) Followed

5. I don’t think we can trust her. She wouldn’t ---------------- to cheat.

a) Mind
b) Resist
c) Scruple
d) Consider

6. The ship has its full -------------------- of sailors.

a) Compliment
b) Complement
c) Share
d) Quota

7. We should act before opposition to our plan ------------------.

a) Forms
b) Congeals
c) Takes shape
d) None of these

8. The building's most ------------------feature is its dome-shaped roof.

a) Conspicuous
b) Elaborate
c) Significant
d) Appealing

9. He felt uncomfortably----------------, since he was the only man in evening dress.

a) visible
b) conspicuous
c) conscious
d) noticeable

10. Leaving her business partner to ---------------- the deal, she boarded a flight for New York.

a) accept
b) advance
c) consummate
d) secure

11. The jury decided to acquit the accused as the photographs --------------- the verbal account and proved his innocence.

a) Revealed
b) Corroborated
c) Betrayed
d) Disclosed

12. His argument that globalization only aggravates poverty does not ----------------- with the established facts.

a) comport
b) convince
c) approve
d) accept

13. Twelve years of effort and struggle were -----------------when the foundation stone for the new theater was laid.

a) Finished
b) Finalized
c) Consummated
d) Approved

14. I don’t think it will be possible for us to live in this world if each of us ------------ exactly what fate had in ----------------- for him.

a) follow, plan
b) appreciate, strategy
c) knew, store
d) visualize, hidden

15. People who have failed in most aspects of life often end up ---------------- pessimistic views

a) Evolving
b) Projecting
c) Lamenting
d) Following

16. She was ------------------ the lack of funding for her project.

a) Lamenting
b) Digesting
c) Criticizing
d) Condemning

17. Although his writings are greatly influenced by those of his contemporaries, they nevertheless also show display a ---------------- degree of originality.

a) Concise
b) Marked
c) Relative
d) Limited

18. Despite the ---------------- and difficulty of his style, a careful reading of his books is seldom -----------------

a) Novelty, useful
b) Originality, unreliable
c) Complexity, unprofitable
d) Creativity, durable

19. It is the ----------------- of selfishness in man to deny the advantages of good education to women.

a) Height
b) Degree
c) Level
d) Advance

20. This essay is an excellent example of the writer’s repeated attempts to --------------- the vast ocean of philosophy.

a) Explore
b) Fortify
c) Augment
d) Delimit

21. They arrived at the conclusion only after ---------------- all possible avenues of research.

a) Seeking
b) Exploring
c) Diagnosing
d) Embarking

22. Management is a set of processes that can keep a ------------------- system of people and technology running smoothly.

a) Complicated
b) Constrained
c) Calculated
d) Warring

23. Leadership is a set of processes that ------------ people and organizations to significantly changing circumstances.

a) Adapt
b) Restrict
c) Run
d) Manage

24. I don’t know how he --------------- with very little money.

a) Goes
b) Manages
c) Controls
d) Directs

25. Leadership produces change and has the ------------------ to find direction.

a) Potential
b) Chances
c) Ability
d) Quality

Answers

1. defer
2. occupy
3. rambling
4. Complemented
5. scruple
6. complement
7. congeals
8. conspicuous
9. conspicuous
10. consummate
11. corroborated
12. comport
13. consummated
14. knew, store
15. projecting
16. lamenting
17. marked
18. complexity, unprofitable
19. height
20. explore
21. exploring
22. complicated
23. adapt
24. manages
25. potential