August 08-15, 2005
Sentence Completion
The following questions are not complete. One or more words have been left out of each sentence. Choose the word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly.

1. Despite all the discussion about _________, there was again a great rush for the most recent Harry Potter book.

A. no longer children wanting to read
B. children not wanting to read anymore
C. no wanting to read any children longer
D. the children not wanting reading any longer

2. After _________ for playing background music in their classrooms, authorities are finally recognising the benefits of this practice.
A. teachers condemn for years
B. years of condemning teachers
C. yearly condemnation of teachers
D. condemnation of teachers for years

3. Young Caucasians find that even today working in foreign countries _________ as in colonial days, making reemployment in their mother
country the more difficult.
A. has similar negative connotations
B. has negative similar connotations
C. similar negative has connotations
D. has connotations similar negative

4. When purchasing a kitchen knife, _________ that the blade is well balanced to avoid tiring the hand.

A. sure
B. insure
C. assure
D. ensure

5. For years Tom __________ as a musician before he finally gave up and went into stock trading.

  A. is trying to live
B. makes a living trying
C. has been living to try
D. had tried to make a living

6. Many parents scold their children for misdemeanours __________ are guilty of.

  A. none
B. everyone
C. those ones
D. they themselves


 
 

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