February 06-12, 2006
Sentence Completion
The following questions are not complete sentences. One or more words have been left out of each sentence. Choose the word or phrase that completes the sentence correctly.

1. There was a persistent scratching sound at the door and when she opened it, _____________ the most adorable little kitten she had ever seen.
A. came
B. in came
C. came in
D. come on

2. He had hoped to win in the lottery _____________ more than thirty years when he finally struck it lucky and won the jackpot.
A. in
B. by
C. for
D. ago

3. She had always believed the rumours to be _____________ malicious gossip until she accidentally ran into her mother staggering out of a beer bar in broad daylight.
A. oral
B. casual
C. nothing but
D. reasonable

4. It is a noteworthy coincidence that a tenth planet was discovered only this century, located almost precisely where ancient astronomers predicted it ___________.
A. be
B. was
C. has been
D. would be

5. A map purported to proof that the Chinese were the first discoverers of America has rather fuelled the controversy _____________ incredible details that would have been virtually impossible to come by at that time.
  A. in provide
B. by providing
C. through provide
D. has been providing

6. Although humans are much smaller and more vulnerable, _____________, most predators do not consider them pray.
  A. hardly
B. mainly the
C. almost of the
D. with few exceptions

7. These days _____________ at times if a video actually sells music or is rather an advertisement for VictoriaÕs Secret.
  A. hardly tell
B. telling hardly
C. it is hard to tell
D. are telling hard

8. It is a mystery why parents choose impressive infrastructure _____________ an impressive academic record when choosing a school for their children.
  A. over
B. versus
C. against
D. in contrast

 
 

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