SENTENCE
COMPLETION TEST – 3
1) Even right after you arrive in London and do not
have British money, ..........
A) the hostilities between the two sides cease
finally
B) you haven't heard anything beyond a few rumours
C) we were bored by the long recital of his
adventures
D) there is no recognition of their claim of
citizenship
E) there is no problem to get at any station
2) To many people growing old seems like the endgame
in chess: .........
A) a game of verve and imagination and excitement
B) a sport for which childhood and youth and
maturity are no more than a preparation
C) life winding down in a series of small moves with
lesser pieces
D) that still remains, but of faith and courage,
hope and wisdom
E) the outcome is not now a matter of strength,
although
3) Because of underestimated strength of its
opponents, ..........
A) the senator couldn't fight for abolition of the
income tax
B) each state makes laws regarding rules and
regulations
C) an opposing point to the death penalty is that it
is inhuman
D) they will use it throughout their life
E) the team lost the match
4) By law you must have at least two persons present
to conduct an auction, ..........
A) and then the highest bidder buys the item for the
final bided price
B) but auction houses are organized for enthusiastic
people
C) and the auction house sells your personal
property
D) but the auction business has been around for a
long time
E) and the price of all property is set from a fair
market value
5) Getting your children to interact with others at
a young age ..........
A) is made up of complex structures
B) is good for their development
C) a life filled with love for humans who are equal
D) that we must never forget the hardships
E) used in human treatments for various diseases or
disorders
6) There were so many applicants who want to work
with that company,........
A) so they chase three of them with difficulty
B) but her speech made a great impact on the
audience.
C) and his bad temper made life impossible for all
the family
D) but the building work was hampered by bad weather
E) or the animals lives would come to an end
7) My life had been totally cut off .........
A) everything in my life has completely changed
B) as I was growing up my father would physically
abuse me
C) going to call one of my friends to come pick me
up
D) the ways that I think, react, and live now are
totally different
E) because of all the wrong decisions that I was
making
8) Unless he takes his parent's confirm, he does and
decides nothing ........
A) even if his son is injured due to a bike accident
B) yet your writings need to be smooth
C) so it's absolutely crucial that all the stuff is
thoroughly checked
D) he has no doubt that it is
E) though he's already an adult now
9) Japan's agriculture was the quickest of the
national activities to recover..........
A) because of land reform
B) who actually worked the land could own up to 7.5
acres
C) anyone living in a village near by could keep 2.5
acres
D) larger plots of land, exceeding these limits
E) were bought up by the government and sold on easy
terms
10) Human lives were needlessly lost because people
were too absorbed in their own fears of
A) excuse for something like that
B) being hurt or of losing power
C) thinking people did nothing
D) reacting not enough to show that he has no right
of a thinking
E) the section of the book is titled
11) My grandfather always used to tell that,
artificial things are never preferred ..........
A) since man is only a biological entity
B) as long as the natural one's exist
C) if they continue to argue in this way
D) on account of your previous marks are terrible
E) predicting trouble for some time
12) This is a lot considering that you do not hear
about too many teacher attacks on the news reports
……… .
A) that used to be the only place where children
were not targeted
B) because they will be waiting for the next poll or
taste test
C) but you do hear about teens being killed
D) if children are constantly exposed to this kind
of abuse
E) are considering auctioning school names to the
highest bidding corporation
13) Each cavy animal is weighed and measured
..........
A) dying from a drug overdose
B) right after reading this paragraph
C) holding onto the drugs
D) about the way that they set an illustration such
as diabetes and heart disease
E) before being set free by the researchers
14) In a big lake in the middle of the rain forest,
a small lizard skims across the water away……...
A) yet another marvel of the tropical rain forest
B) the insects hollow out the tree's thorns when
soft and green and raise their young inside
C) when there are also small leaf-cutting ants in
the jungle
D) and attacks its own victim by surprise
E) which occurs in the jungle with a specialized ant
and a swollen-thorn acacia
15) When I attend college I will have the
opportunity to become more independent..........
A) but I will be on my own an will have to push
myself harder
B) from my college experience, I hope to gain many
things.
C) and they give me leadership skills, public
relation skills, responsibility and dedication.
D) and to take on new responsibilities later on
E) I have always relied on my parents for support
16) When difficulty arises in marriage or in love,
..........
A) children can not hang up the phone or change the
chance
B) children are entitled to have a place
C) the first reaction of many people is to run for
help outside themselves
D) they can feel no one will be trying to sell them
anything
E) they will begin to think that their education is
not important
17) The two close friends argued on last night's
discotheque..........
A) his abrupt reply hurt his feelings
B) before everything disappears
C) then they receive the savings they have acquired
D) and so one had to leave
E) as time was short, they abbreviated it
18) He has always been told he's an unassuming
person, ..........
A) and it was great to see them again
B) everybody should encourage to make drastic
changes in their eating habits
C) including grandma and Ted's two sons
D) thinking we're millionaires and start charging us
double
E) with an easygoing manner
19) His parents have this perfect life for him
pictured in their heads,..........
A) and the first thing they see him doing is going
to college
B) but they expect the best of him, and so by going
to college
C) but he will have accomplished one of the goals he
has set for himself
D) then parents come to the age where they can't
support themselves
E) and he will not only have fulfilled their goals
for him
20) Many racists think that white people are leaving
the Europe and being replaced by blacks, …….
A) but they do not have confidence in front of an
audience
B) to send them to self-esteem classes or public
speaking courses
C) while setting and accomplishing goals is an
important characteristic in high achieving
individuals
D) any time we use our reasoning ability to draw
conclusions
E) but really two white people come to for every
black
21) I think that working, especially to a grocery
store, is not a good idea for teenagers……
A) because there are usually unintelligent people
torturing them
B) and security is also another feeling people
deserve to have in these regions
C) whose parents must be able to communicate
D) of parents have the freedom to teach their
children any subject
E) linking TV violence with real violence try
22) If we have had more experience,........
A) we would be concerned about my child's future
B) we do not go to working beyond the age of 65
C) the heart pumps blood around the body
D) we become more self-confident about speaking in
front of groups of people
E) you climb up the tree and hide among the branches
23) Every college starts putting in metal detectors
..........
A) because the children responsible for our future
sit in rotting desks
B) the television show is also doing it for a good
reason
C) that is up to the school district and the
residents of the community
D) in a way, these corporations are providing
children with a good future
E) in order to cut down violence
24) He had no idea what was going to happen but he
knew he wouldn't like it. .............
A) Drew back my fist and punched him hard in the
face
B) It was, probably, going to be very embarrassing
C) Unemployment was a key issue during the previous
election campaign
D) Observing the birds throughout the breeding
season
E) The committee elected her as their representative
25. Today, the steps of a dig remain basically the
same_____.
A) actually experts are not efficient
B) though specific techniques vary
C) as the employees worked hard enough
D) whether they dug it for a reasonable purpose
E) for it had been left unopened for sometime
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