November 21-27, 2005
Sentence Completion
The following are incomplete sentences. Choose the word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly.

1. When the shark attacked, it was out of an instinct that Mr. Brown started to attack the shark by ____________ on the snout.
A. hit it repeatedly
B. repeatedly hit it
C. it repeatedly hitting
D. hitting it repeatedly

2. Although an avid lover of classical music, ____________ , which was financially out of his reach.
A. he had never actually been to the opera
B. to the opera he had never been actually
C. he actually never had been to the opera
D. to actually the opera he had never been

3. Mary felt exceedingly uncomfortable with the knapsack strapped to her chest, but ____________ to move it to her back.
A. pickpockets simply scared her
B. she simply scared pickpockets
C. she was simply too scared of pickpockets
D. simple pickpockets were too scared of her

4. ____________ in the neighbourhood when Simon decided to arm himself.
A. Several muggings were
B. Those several muggings were
C. Had there been several muggings
D. There had been several muggings

5. Despite the fact that research ____________ gender specific social behaviour, some women continue to try and prove their equality to men by copying their behaviour.
  A. has shown quite a conclusively range of
B. has conclusively shown quite a range of
C. has conclusively had shown quite a range of
D. conclusively has quite a range had shown of

6. ____________ , Mrs. Bucket liked to get dressed up on a Sunday and have tea all by herself at home.
  A. Entire reasons known to herself
B. For reasons entirely known to herself
C. Due to reasons known to her entire self
D. Although reasons of her own known entirely

7. Who knows with absolute certainty what the future ____________ ?
  A. brings
B. will bring
C. is bringing
D. is going to bring


 
 

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