SENTENCE
COMPLETION TEST – 28
1- As soon as the Minister of Economy announced
deflation in our currency, ……….
A) interest rates, quite naturally, began escalating
rapidly
B) great companies had already taken the necessary
precautions
C) little businesses became brisker than ever before
D) the opposition had better call for an urgent
election
E) people of all sides have raised their voices
against the government
2- If not we follow good commerce strategy, ……….
A) our employees will work more vigorously than ever
before
B) the rival companies are going to lose their
customers
C) our business will improve very rapidly
D) we will undoubtedly go bankrupt
E) the government may provide us with the necessary
amount of money we need
3- Strolling across the park one
evening,.....................
A) I have understood how great efforts have been
paid for these gardens
B) the headmaster has warned me not to walk there
again
C) I spotted a bag full of toys
D) my pupils may harm the plants in the garden
E) Jackie has found a crisp $ 500 note
4- I hadn't expected that the other side would have
any chance of beating our players.
A) No one had thought we would lose the match.
B) It seemed impossible for the other side to win
us, but they did.
C) The other side lost the match, which ensured our
championship.
D) I thought that the other side would win the
match, but they couldn't.
E) As I had expected, the other side lost the match.
5- If she had let us know how desperate her
financial circumstances were, we might have
helped her.
A) Since he didn't tell us about his grave financial
situation, we couldn't help him.
B) It was because he had informed us about his
financial situation that we were able to help him.
C) We had had hardly any money; therefore, we
couldn't help him.
D) What he should have done was to inform us about
his serious financial situation.
E) He had told us that he was in a very difficult
situation but we weren't able to help him.
6- When entered the room, ……… .
A) the telephone was ringing wildly
B) we have felt so exhausted that we will have a
good rest
C) my little child was running towards me arms wide
open
D) plates of half-eaten food were scattered in front
of the TV
E) I was shocked to see my brother lying on the
floor in a pool of blood
7- ................... since there is no decisive
proof of any life beyond Earth.
A) Hollywood is trying to earn money by making
movies
B) Human beings have thoughtlessly destroyed the
environment in the past
three decades
C) People are carelessly causing destruction in the
world
D) Many species are in danger of becoming extinct
E) I don't believe that alien life exists
8- ................, so he takes me with him.
A) My brother hates going out alone
B) The boss must have found a great capacity in him
C) He doesn't know how to use that new software
program
D) Jack is tremendously interested in economics
E) The manager has already realized that I can
handle the matter successfully
9- When my husband started taking that drug, ……….
A) which is called energy booster
B) he began experiencing loss of sleep, appetite and
energy
C) his doctor has examined him several times
D) he should not have used it before asking a
physician
E) there has been an increasing number of customers
buying that kind of drug
10- Nina was so absorbed in the TV
show...........................
A) about eight times we have phoned her, but without
success
B) as there were many other fascinating ones in
almost every channel
C) that she failed to hear the doorbell
D) she is carefully watching which one will be able
to get the prize
E) her mother had better not disturb her
11- When the players complete this last set,
A) they will have played more than two consecutive
hours
B) the referee had announced the winner
C) the winner was awarded a prize of $10,000
D) they would have finished the game ahead of the
schedule
E) one of them fell at the tennis court
12- ....................., Mathew thought it highly
doubtful that he would win the
contest.
A) Since he believed that he had been prepared
adequately
B) At last, because his friends gave him massive
support
C) With the exception of his father, who didn't want
his son to participate in the match
D) Although he had trained for months
E) Even if his coach has wanted desperately to
persuade him to take part in the competition
13- From the plants with medicinal purposes, ……….
A) my mother chooses especially the one that is not
bitter
B) has been onion because it's beneficial for
epileptic
C) garlic is probably the most widely benefited
D) grape is suspected of leading to heart-disease
E) scientists claim that it's useful to eat oranges,
lemons and grapefruit as they are excellent sources
of vitamin C
14- The final whistle of the match was approaching
..........................
A) however our team is incredibly unwilling to spend
effort so as to become victorious
B) that our team had better double its efforts to
heavily defeat the rival
C) after our trainer has made two substitutions at
the same time
D) however the supporters of the both sides were
happy about the result of the match
E) when the arbitrator showed red card to one of the
players who used offensive language against him
15- .......................because of the unjust
verdicts of the arbiter at the previous match.
A) The fans of the both sides have been heartened
B) Our teams trainer had never been so happy
C) Both teams' players got extremely furious
D) The rival team was decided to beat our team
E) The fans of the rival team claim that they play
better, but are unable to score any goal
16- ..................... ; yet, millions of people
believe that aliens exist.
A) We don't have any concrete knowledge about a
single alien microbe
B) People all over the world are now aware of the
fact that there is life beyond the Earth
C) Astronomers have been searching for
extraterrestrial life for over three decades
D) Although no evidence has been found about them
E) Scientists have discovered a corpse that's
claimed to be alien
17- Had it not been for the great rescues of our
goalkeeper,......................
A) the opponent team would not have any chance of
scoring any goal
B) the supporters may not see such magnificent goals
again
C) our team would have been more heavily defeated
D) the home team had better buy new footballers
E) the arbiter would most probably show a red car to
either of the players
18- In spite of the fact that Jason had been warned
numerous times not to exceed the speed
limit,................
A) he ignores the traffic rules, which requires him
to get a new and valid driving license
B) he didn't take heed of the warning and went on
driving as fast as it used to be
C) all of his father's warnings fell on deaf ears
D) he began paying attention to his driving speed
more than ever before
E) he swore that he wouldn't commit such an offence
again
19- .................., one can say it's very
important to take the first steps in getting used to
temperature change now.
A) Judging from the vehicular homicide on motorways
every day
B) As people have become fully conscious of the
present situation of the ozone layer
C) Considering the ongoing catastrophic results of
bad weather conditions
D) Since there isn't any man truly specialized in
climatology
E) The recent natural disasters brought some
complicated questions to our minds
20- When I noticed that his request for a job was
unsuccessful, ……
A) he wanted to inform me how unfortunate she was
B) his boss insisted that he didn't have the
efficiency to handle the job
C) I wanted to give him my support
D) my boss immediately told me to find a new
assistant as capable as I was
E) my eyes have quite naturally begun to well
21- Trying to switch on my car one morning, ………….
A) three masked men held their guns to my head
B) I turned the key and was dismayed to discover
that the battery was dead
C) my wife usually tells me to inform her about my
business commitments in time
D) two boys were waiting at the corner and turning
their guns on me
E) I have been very happy to have found someone who
will accompany so far as
to my house.
22- Something should be done for improving this
highway, otherwise, .................
A) drivers will stop cursing the authorities
B) it will be easier to travel by car
C) many more lives will be killed
D) a family would have been killed in a traffic
accident
E) new roads were opened at last
23- Of the three months of winter, …….
A) I'd like to spend my holiday in the hottest
places of the world
B) my colleagues decided to visit my hometown next
May
C) January is the coldest in Northern Hemisphere
D) but the Southern parts of the world become the
most popular holiday places
E) in April, a traveller died due to the high
moisture in the Amazonian rain forest
24- Convinced that the present economic catastrophe
has occurred due to the mistreatment of authority,
.....................
A) the government is determined to tackle the
problem skilfully
B) new laws should be passed
C) the Prime Minister declared that he would
personally deal with the problem
D) the Minister of Internal Affairs was forced to
resign
E) the cabinet had gathered to discuss the problem
25- __________ is the growing danger of the
residential towers overtaking the city's
infrastructure.
A) Of more immediate concert
B) With more immediate concern
C) Concerning
D) Immediately concerned
E) Concerning more immediately
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