Exercise: Sentence Completion 3

Exercise: Sentence completion

1. With the discovery of –– alternative fuel source, oil prices dropped significantly.

A. a potential

B. a feasible

C. a possible

D. a variant

E. an inexpensive

2. The product of a –– religious home, he often found ––in prayer.

A. zealously—distraction

B. devoutly—solace

C. vigorously—comfort

D. fanatically—misgivings

E. pious—answers

3. Our ––– objections finally got us thrown out of the stadium.

A. hurled

B. modest

C. wary

D. vocal

E. pliant

4. Only a single wall still stood in mute––to Nature’s force.

A. evidence

B. tribute

C. remainder

D. memory

E. testimony

5. Human senses are designed to ------ specific stimuli, and after a focus is achieved, other sensory data is……….

A. look for—heightened

B. respond to—insulated

C. concentrate on—discounted

D. favor—added up

E. create—born

6. Immigrants arriving in a new country have the special problem of––their established behaviors and learning new habits whose results are––

A. abandoning—uncertain

B. strengthening—different

C. controlling—guaranteed

D. loosening—definite

E. maintaining—simpler

7. The majority report issued by the committee was completely––, extolling in great detail the plan's strengths but failing to mention at all its ––

A. comprehensive—proposal

B. unbiased—weaknesses

C. one-sided—shortcomings

D. printed—good points

E. skewed—defenders

8. The teacher's prick was hurt when he discovered that half his class had –– the exam.

A. enjoyed

B. reassessed

C. flunked

D. redeemed

E. interpreted

9. Organic farming is more labor intensive and thus initially more ____, but its long-term costs may be less than those of conventional farming.

A. uncommon

B. stylish

C. restrained

D. expensive

E. difficult

10. Because the law and custom require that a definite determination be made, the judge is forced to behave as if the verdict is------, when in fact the evidence may not be -------.

A. negotiable . . . persuasive

B. justified . . . accessible

C. unassailable . . . insubstantial

D. incontrovertible . . . admissible

E. self-evident. . . conclusive

11. The recent Oxford edition of the works of Shakespeare is –– because it not only departs frequently from the readings of most other modern editions, but also challenges many of the basic –– of textual criticism.

A. controversial . . conventions

B. typical. . innovations

C. inadequate . . norms

D. curious . . projects

E. pretentious . . explanations

12. The early form of writing known as Linear B was -----in 1952, but no one has yet succeeded in the ----- of the still more ancient Linear A.

A. superseded . . explanation

B. encoded . . transcription

C. obliterated . . analysis

D. deciphered . . interpretation

E. discovered . . obfuscation

13. The fundamental –– between dogs and cats is for the

most part a myth; members of these species often

coexist ––.

A. antipathy . . amiably

B. disharmony.. uneasily

C. compatibility . . together

D. relationship . . peacefully

E. difference . . placidly

14. His opponent found it extremely frustrating that the governors solid support from the voting public was not eroded by his ––– of significant issues.

A. exaggeration

B. misapprehension

C. discussion

D. selection

E. acknowledgment

15. Our spokesperson seems to be uncertain of our eventual victory but ––– facing the alternative, as if merely admitting the possibility of defeat would lead to the dread thing itself.

A. unsure of

B. deterred from

C. fearful of

D. certain of

E. helped by

Answer Keys:

1.     e 2. b 3. d 4. e 5. c 6. a 7. c 8. c 9. d 10. e11. a 12. d 13. a 14. b 15. c