SENTENCE COMPLETION TEST:

Directions; Each of the following sentences has two blank spaces, with each blank indicating that a word or group of words has been omitted. For among the five numbered pairs of words or group of words under each sentence, choose the pair that would best complete the idea of the sentence.

Take note of the clues:

1. Although Tyrone had never considered himself a _________, he found himself ________ the committee’s self-serving findings.

a) cynic…..doubtingb) skeptic…believingc) politician…maligningd) investigator…ignoringe) perfectionist ..questioning

2. The dissident writer continued to _______ the current political system in her lectures even though the government had ______her books.

a) attack--bannedb) praise ---soldc) admonish---praisedd) uphold—criticized

3. In an effort to _________ its operations, the corporation announced that it was acquiring a ___________ company in a different type of manufacturing business.

a) dilate—reputableb) diversify—subsidiaryc) expand—larged) establish—recognizede) mechanize—solvent

4. The paralysis of his leg rather than _____ his expectation, actually ______his drive to succeed.

a) lowering—heightenedb) redefining—acknowledgingc) limiting—lessenedd) clouding—confused

5. There is nothing ___about the sociologist’s previous observations; the sociologist speaks _____ about what were then revolutionary ideas in the Philippines.

a) superficial—positivelyb) arbitrary—preciselyc) conclusive—expertlyd) tentative—confidentlye) dogmatic—authoritative

6. Therapist find the treatment of people who seek help because they are unable to stop smoking or overeating is rarely successful. From these experiences, therapist have concluded that such habits are ________ and that_______ is breaking them is rare.

a) appalling—dismayb) intractable—successc) diplomacy—obedientd) treatable—unsuccessfule) curtailed—extend

7. Some countries despite heavy investment in social programs, have wasted some of the ______ for translating human assets into higher income for the poor partly because policies that in effect ______ labor.

a) potentials—penalizedb) possibilities—promotedc) advantages—downgradedd) contributions—strengthenede) comfort—extricated

8. His credential which included years of top-level experience in related fields, should have given him preference over the other applicants, but Personnel decided that he was, ______ and selected a _______ for a position.

a) overqualified—tyrob) supernatural—veteranc) underage—youthd) unreliable—consultante) disdainful—woman

9. Serious problem of unemployment, appalling factory workplace condition, _____ and widespread corruption have forced thousand of workers and citizens in cities to take the streets in ______.

a) progressive—triumphb) military-controlled –obediencec) over-populated—mutinyd) first class—rebellione) industrialized—protest

10.Every, year, thousand of Moslems make a(n) ______ to the Holy city of Mecca.

a) expeditionb) tourc) excursiond) junkete) pilgrimage

11.This final essay, its prevailing kindliness______ by occasion flashes of savage irony bespeaks the ____ character of the author.

a) untained—vindictiveb) exemplified—chivalrousc) marred—dichotomousd) illuminated—imperturbablee) interrupted—ambiguous

12.The ancient city of Pompeii lay ____in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius for more than 1700 years under a deep layer of volcanic ______.

a) titled—heatb) unconscious—eruptionc) breed—debrisd) sweltering—lavae) despairing—activity

13.Guilt can be the excess baggage that keeps us paralyzed unless we dump it, but it can also be the engine that propel us; it can be a self-punishment activity, but it can also be the ___ that keeps us _______.

a) first—alertb) torch—alivec) voice—enthralledd) conscience—civilizede) adornment—cultured

14.Berting was an enigma to us; one moment smiling and telling funny stories, the next snarling and hurling insults; one day ___and philosophical, the following, completely outgoing and hail-fellow-well-met; sometimes unfeeling and flinty, other times warmly____ and giving.

a) pragmatic—softb) withdrawal—dramaticc) intellectual—hostiled) taciturn—loquaciouse) introspective—sympathetic

15.So far, medical science has been ______, unsuccessful in identifying and isolating a long-sought harmful enzyme, and ______ to treat the disease or slow down its fatal profession.

a) stymied—unableb) stopped—invalidatedc) weakened—powerlessd) discouraged—prohibitede) ineffectual—disqualified

16.Although he is generally considered to be a highly opinionated person, he does not ______ but rather _______ those, who on principle, oppose his views.

a) despise—admiresb) value—compelsc) crush—dazzlesd) single out—isolatese) attack—reveals

17.The incidence of sexual promiscuity among young people, formerly_____, has grown to such a degree that AIDS has become the chief ______of STD related deaths for the past five years.

a) noteworthy—outcomeb) pervasive—rootc) negligible—caused) minor—effecte) widespread—promoter

18. The rising title feminism promised equality to all, regardless of _______, but she found, as an older woman newly returned to the arena, that her experience and skills were only ___marketable.

a) race—inverselyb) ability—retroactivelyc) legalism—commerciallyd) opposition— fortuitouse) gender—minimally

19. We are taking aback when we learned of his defection, never having suspected that he was anything but loyal, so credible has been his _____ of fidelity and devotion to the cause.

a) vociferationb) intimidationc) dissimulationd) presumptione) presentiment

20. Abstemious by virtue of his upbringing, he was ill-equipped to cope with temptation and his descent into gluttony and ___ was swift and _____.

a) felony—rewardingb) melancholy—mournfulc) dissipation— precipitousd) telecopy—mercifule) barratry—final

21. Planning large scale troop movement is fairly routine- you learn about ___ in officer’s Candidate School; however, _____ of such movement is something you learn only through experience.

a) Mobility—anticipationb) logistics—implementationc) clerical work—infiltrationd) strategy—implementatione) demobilization—redeployment

22. He saw himself as a Good Samaritan whose ____advice and assistance unsolicited though it was, would save us from our own stupidity and incompetence but we saw him as an ___ meddler.

a) grudging—insuperableb) intelligible—offensivec) redundant—unnecessaryd) valuable—officiouse) sparing—officious

23. Although he had shown himself to be ____ in the most dangerous of situations in both war and peace, he revealed himself a ____ in the social atmosphere of the female-dominated drawing room.

a) reliable—self-assuredb) intrepid— cravenc) calm— cavalierd) heroic--diehard e) self-controlled—diplomat

24. The air was bitter cold, the temperature well below the freezing point, yet they found themselves ___freely as they clambered up the steep northern slope.

a) laughingb) perspiringc) disportingd) shiveringe) confiding

25. Amid the euphoria, and sense of _____ at Sunday’s prayer rally, there too, was a mood of _____.

a) longing—injusticeb) unity---skepticismc) responsibility—enthusiasmd) victory—lonelinesse) cooperation—impartiality

26. He labored industriously at the job for long, weary hours, giving____ of his energy and loyalty, no matter how great the demands; as a result, when the plant superintendent’s position fell vacant, he was_______ by directors.

a) grudgingly—thoughtlesslyb) sparingly—almostc) some—againd) unstintingly—unanimouslye) freely—reluctantly

Answers:

1. b 6. b 11. d 16. a 21. a 26. d2. c 7. b 12. c 17. c 22. b3. b 8. a 13. d 18. e 23. d4. a 9. e 14. e 19. a 24. b5. c 10. e 15. a 20. c 25. b