SENTENCE
COMPLETION TEST – 29
1. Scientists proved that a lot of health benefits
come from soybean ......................
A) is valuable for its high protein
B) though it's accepted by many doctors
C) so that especially egg should be more often eaten
D) because garlic has more medical value
E) that contains a large amount of protein.
2. So adapted have I become to using my car
....................
A) which does 220 mph
B) I did never want to go on foot anywhere
C) my friends always ask me to drive them to school
D) that I have almost forgotten walking
E) I had difficulty walking to my work when I sold
it
3. Regardless of how easy tasks the manager gives
the secretary,..................
A) she finishes them almost in time
B) Betty is good at particularly difficult ones
C) he deals with them efficiently
D) he had to do them on his own
E) she makes a mess of them
4. Both sides used expert mountaineering and hiking
tools to complete their individual journeys,
................
A) which took two and a half days
B) for they had been utterly exhausted
C) so they have had almost no difficulty reaching
the top of the mountain
D) while others have already given up climbing
E) that was a very challenging one
5. I wished I hadn't given him a job in the
company....
A) even though he is less efficient than I once
assumed
B) unless he makes a big effort to prove he can be
useful
C) wherever a suitable vacancy may occur
D) that my father was a founding member
E) when I saw him behaving in such an irresponsible
manner
6. Harry must have taken my car_____.
A) since no one else knows where I keep the car keys
B) that I left it in front of the office
C) if we have arranged to meet at the dentist's
D) as he would never do such a thing
E) as soon as I get back from the concert
7. Wouldn't it be sensible to seek a second
opinion_____?
A) as events were to prove in the end
B) if the operation has to take place
C) that it was legally sound
D) before we come to any definite decision
E) why there were no obvious problems
8. The new English administration is still
hesitating about_____.
A) who would have presided over the Senate
B) why so many new taxes had been imposed
C) whether to increase expenditure on education
D) how the problem of famine in Asia had been
overcome
E) which program had been approved by the commission
9. Unless the southern part of the country gets some
rain soon____.
A) they were considering reducing supplies even
further
B) cotton would not have been an appropriate crop
for the area
C) they have already started to irrigate the rice
fields
D) it seems that the new dam is not very efficient
E) there'll be a poor fruit crop this year
10. Although there were a great many applicants for
the vacancy,_____.
A) not one of them had the qualifications required
B) actually the salary is expected to improve
C) the new recruits will be put on a three-week
special training program
D) unfortunately some of the staff had already
resigned
E) the personnel department cannot cope with the
paper work
11. ______which has a fairly central situation.
A) They seemed interested in both houses
B) We really need a hotel
C) I arrived late for the meeting
D) It should not have been difficult to get there
E) His mother decided to come by car
12. _____that the case was far more complex than he
had originally thought.
A) According to the lawyer, much is involved
B) The witnesses were called in
C) As the police had reported
D) Following the uproar caused by the press coverage
E) In the light of the new evidence, the judge
realized
13. ______how they can wait for making any profit at
all.
A) We were puzzled
B) They didn't assume
C) I don't see
D) It has already been
E) They had been denied
14. ____that estimating future manpower requirements
is definitely advantageous.
A) From the forgoing discussion it is obvious
B) We were extremely concerned
C) The manager is wondering
D) It had been under discussion for a long time
E) The committee was asked
15. This concept would be easy to illustrate and
defend,______.
A) yet much time they can allow us
B) so long as they had provided us with adequate
assistance
C) for there was a great deal of disagreement among
the participants
D) if it were not for the fact that we haven't got
accurate data
E) until the whole controversy has been ended
16. Don't you think it is important_____?
A) in case so many people would have marched in
protest
B) if the resolution had been passed
C) how quickly they had cancelled all the flights
D) whether they were re-elected
E) that 26 people have resigned since Mr. Hunting
was appointed manager
17. Even the manager was impressed at the speed and
efficiency____________
A) until more problems have appeared.
B) that the project will be finished on time
C) whether the workers were prepared to go on strike
D) although some of the members had been warned
earlier
E) with which the team worked
18. ______the answer of the West divided world
opinion.
A) As soon as the NATO countries have formulated an
effective policy
B) Unless Iraq is severely punished for its
aggression
C) No matter how the board is constituted
D) As was to be expected
E) When the oil-producing countries gather in Vienna
to discuss
19. Do not try to cut down or prune large trees
A) just as branches that appeared healthy had in
fact been rotten inside
B) unless you are absolutely confident that you can
do it properly
C) by making sure that your neighbors were not
opposed to it at all
D) if the weather conditions had not been taken into
account
E) in case the manager rejected the findings
20. If we do not get a lot of rain soon,
A) the price of fruit this year has been very
reasonable
B) a great deal of land is still under water
C) the rainy season came late this year
D) they have already put away their winter clothes
E) the harvest this year will be a poor one
21. _______ that they will be made redundant once
the office has been computerized.
A) They called off the strike
B) The board of directors discussed the matter fully
C) The management adopted new marketing policies
D) The prospect for the company looks rather gloomy
E) Most of the staff are sure
22. If your manager asked you to take an extra work
without more pay,_____?
A) have you discussed the matter with him
B) would you agree to do so
C) why do you think he may have suggested this
D) what was the reaction of your colleagues
E) will you resign at once
23. Construction workers will carry on strike next
Friday____________.
A) that they negotiated for over five hours and were
unable to reach an agreement with the management
B) so long as the only solution for a settlement is
an independent inquiry into their working conditions
C) because the two sides have done their best to
settle their dispute by bargaining
D) in case the workers were asked to compromise and
accept a pay rise of 20%
E) unless the management agrees to accept their
claim for a 60% pay increase
24. ______some of America's most innovative
architects set about rebuilding it in a bold style
known as the "Chicago school".
A) After a great fire ruined much of Chicago in 1871
B) While Chicago was soon to emerge as the literary
capital of the United States
C) Because Chicago has traditionally been regarded
as "the great laboratory of American democracy"
D) As immigrants from many European countries had
settled in ethnic enclaves in Chicago
E) As long as Chicago remains the gateway to the
rest of the nation for food products and industrial
opportunities
25. The company will need fewer office workers_____.
A) since some were looking for jobs with other firms
B) when the computer network has been installed
C) so long as the sales continued to increase
D) in order to discuss ways of combating
unemployment
E) although the current economic recession is likely
to continue for another six months
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