Practice Test Set 1 (Sentence Completion)

1. We must _____ this accord.

   1. greet
   2. hail
   3. salute
   4. receive

2. 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

3. I will meet him when he _____ .

   1. will come
   2. had come
   3. would have come
   4. comes

4. An announcement of further increase in taxes is _____.

   1. imminent
   2. eminent
   3. immanent
   4. permanent

5. Virginia has adopted detailed new ________ for what students should know in English, history, mathematics, and science.

   1. maxims
   2. jurisdictions
   3. benchmarks
   4. affirmations
   5. vortices

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

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

7. The police arrested him and his one _____.

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

8. He often _____ from the subject while lecturing.

   1. rambles
   2. roams
   3. digresses
   4. ranges

9. Her fears were first _____ when her son did not come here.

   1. arise
   2. arisen
   3. arouse
   4. aroused

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

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

11. Salma's home looked as though it had been ________ from a rag bin; her expensive burner was her sole ________ of luxury.

    1. clean ... expensive
    2. computerized ... cost
    3. modernized ... symbol
    4. salvaged ... sign

12. The Govt must _____ the suffering of the people.

    1. ally
    2. allay
    3. rid
    4. palliate

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

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

14. The principal along with the students _____ gone on the picnic.

    1. has
    2. have
    3. were
    4. are

15. You must show _____ for out teachers.

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

16. We can not _____ any of out territory.

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

17. So long you are not well avoid _____ exercise.

    1. strong
    2. lusty
    3. vigorous
    4. powerful

18. Though Aslam is poor, _____ he is honest.

    1. but
    2. nevertheless
    3. yet
    4. still

19. The greater the demand, _____ the price.

    1. higher
    2. high
    3. the higher
    4. the high

20. The chair is in the garden, please _____ it.

    1. bring
    2. fetch
    3. carry
    4. transport

21. You ________ respect your parents and teacher.

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

22. Political dissidents complained of being _____ by the police.

    1. capitulated
    2. desecrated
    3. minimized
    4. harassed

23. Government did not realize the _____ of people's feeling on this issue.

    1. fragments
    2. attrition
    3. intensity
    4. barbarism

24. A _____ of the medal was put on show at the museum.

    1. fable
    2. facsimile
    3. allegory
    4. cosmos

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

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

Answers

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