SENTENCE
COMPLETION TEST - 18
1. ...........we need to find routines to cope with
it.
a) If relaxation was essential for a healthy mind
and body
b) After we had learned the living condition
c) Since we cannot remove stress from our lives
d) Whether he has confidence in our plans or not
e) As the disease wasn't cured
2. If only you had consulted the dentist when the
trouble began…….
a) the pain naturally stops as soon as you arrive
for your appointment
b) this tooth could not have been saved
c) you can get his number from the telephone
directory
d) you would not be needing all this expensive
treatment now
e) I can recommend mine with great confidence
3. .................who crossed the Pasific alone in
a small sailing boat.
a) That must be the man
b) The news is that
c) I can't believe that anyone
d) I didn't realise how few people
e) Presumably he was lying
4. Since the poor understand
poverty,................
a) the offer might have been turned down
indefinitely
b) the travellers were overwhelmed by the welcome
they received
c) the patients could never have raised so much
money on their own
d) the resources available have been far from
adequate
e) they often give more generously than the rich
5. .....................even though he is a lot
younger than the rest of us.
a) The boys did better than the girls in the race
b) The flowers we sent him are still looking fresh
c) Whoever said that was mistaken
d) None of us actually saw it happen
e) You should have invited his sister to join us
6. ........ until you have found another work.
a) There are so many unemployed
b) There are a lot of advertisements in the
newspapers
c) Don't tell anyone you are leaving
d) I thought you were perfectly happy working here
e) Nobody else could have advised
7. ...............whose coat was stolen last month?
a) Why were they surprised
b) Do you have their address
c) Hqw unusual is it
d) Isn't that the new librarian
e) Is there any news yet
8. ...........they really ought to leave as soon as
possible.
a) Since they shall probably have a long wait at the
bus station
b) since the roads are always busy at this hour
c) Though it is getting very late
d) Until they know which plane they are coming on
e) If there's no need to hurry
9. .............they had already finished their
launch.
a) When we finally arrived
b) If only we had waited for thern
c) Unless she managed to get there on time
d) While you were watching the television
e) Whenever we are invited to their house
10. Everyone who met her at that time agreed
.....................
a) how she is like her father
b) If her political views ever will get public
suppqrt
c) that she was likely to become the most
influential physicist of her age
d) how successful she has been as a pianist
e) though she was not as healthy as he would have
liked to be
11. ................., I think students ought to
have some previous knowledge of computers.
a) If it were an essential requirement for the
participants
b) Whatever other requirements the organizing
committee of the course may demand
c) In case the director had approved the new
computer project
d) Until the examination results were announced
e) Since the problem related to the computer virus
was to be discussed
12. Could that be the girl
a) as her essays were published in some magazines ,
b) that she had carried out experiments in physics
c) that represented our school at the international
Violin Competition
d) so that we might have discussed her proposals
e) whether her father wanted to stop her from
becoming a pop singer
13. The balance of nature cannot probably be
maintained................
a) why people don't realize just how dangerous the
situation is
b) before forest lands were managed efficiently
c) so long as there had been groups of people making
quick profits through practic| harmful to the
environment
d) unless every individual and every organization
realizes how important it is to protect our
environment
e) since the majority of the world population was
worrying about the future
14. Having tested the pleasures of modern city
life,.................
a) some of them would have been unwilling to return
b) they found life in their village tough and
unattractive
c) they had worked hard to improve their living
standards
d) the children will be educated and trained for a
special job
e) people don't realize how lonely they are
15. Even though there are many young athletes that
dream of winning an Olympic gold
medal,.................
a) in competitions he is always under a great strain
b) getting to the top in any field had always
required dedication
c) there are very few who actually manage to do so
d) most of them had been disqualified from taking
part in the race
e) they always managed to score high marks in the
competitions
16. As long as the architects' plans are carried out
in full,.
a) the whole project could have been finished in
just under three years
b) other suggestions have been rejected.
c) the only problem has obviously been solved in a
satisfactory manner
d) the distance between the airport and the city
center has attracted no criticism
e) the new airport will in the end provide
everything a visitor could possibly desire
17. He still hasn’t had a chance to thank the
nurse................
a) until the child was well enough to go home
b) why she visited us every day for a week
c) who looked after her mother so well in hospital
d) whose carelessness would make recovery slow
e) whether any more treatment was necessary
18. Our neighbour has promised to take care of the
cat................
a) until we left for Antalya last week
b) while we are away on holiday this June.
c) whose kittens still weren't able to look after
themselves
d) even if she preferred dogs to cats
e) however much cat food we leave with her
19. In most of the advertisements for jobs you must
have noticed .
a) all the best jobs have been given to young people
b) how, many people had been out of work since the
beginning of the century
c) if you are also highly qualified you are sure to
be offered good employment
d) the salary is rarely stated even during the
interview
e) that one of the requirements is a good knowledge
of a foreign language.
20. ...............how long it would take us to walk
to the downtown
a) Contrary to what we all expected
b) No one has ever attempted'
c) Our parents are exceedingly upset
d) He simply wanted to know
e) The decision was final
21. ...............as students go in them at half
price.
a) The museum is always crowded on Thursdays
b) The paintings will be on exhibition for two weeks
c) All the tickets had been sold at least a week
before the concert took place
d) The spectators are expected to applaud generously
e) The gates used to be closed at sunset
22. As soon as we got back home ................
a) I realise I have forgotten to buy the bread
b) I had expected my father to arrive
c) I had to begin getting the evening meal ready
d) the phone was already ringing
e) my sister will get the tea ready for us
23. ..................., you need a clever adviser
to invest them in safer assets to bring you peaco|
mind.
a) Unless you are doing an unprofitable business
with your savings
b) Because it is almost impossible to bring up
decent children today
c) While you may spend all your money on simple
things
d) If you are retiring and your life savings are
invested in risky stocks
e) As a more consistent strategy was required to
increase your profits
24. …., so higher pay for them should reduce it
remarkably.
a) Earlier construction workers had more stressful
work for lack of enough tools
b) There is a greater demand for computers now than
ever
c) Public officials are driven to corruption either
by necessity or by greed
d) Miners are preparing to go on strike due to their
low wages
e) More lecturers retired last year than any
previous year, though the trend has slowed down
25. Whether it will be a long term government
remains to be seen,.....................
a) now that they have gone so well so far in rural
administration
b) so the resolution is already clear to both sides
of the government
c) is something we can say nothing about as none of
us is interested in politics
d) unless they signed an agreement with IMF in the
near future
e) even though the coalition partners seem to have
compatible ideas for the future
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