This second sentence completion test contains 25 multiple choice questions on the topic of sentence completion of the English language. Both English learners and ESL teachers can use this online exercise as a revision to check the knowledge of sentence completion.
Sentence Completion Advanced Level Test 2
Question 1 |
When all the candidates had shown up, _____.
A | they've all been wondering who would win |
B | all the onlookers are waiting in great suspense |
C | the leader of the majority party welcomed them |
D | it will turn out that no party has a clear advantage |
E | we should be able to arrive on time |
Question 2 |
The police are looking for someone ______.
A | that they can get married without great expense |
B | when they're certain that they'll be able to catch the criminals |
C | which is an efficient way of investigation |
D | with whom they can collaborate on finding the thieves |
E | whether they've been inaugurated or not |
Question 3 |
Unfortunately, perhaps, some of us are now developing an understanding of one aspect of multiculturalism ______.
A | that develop a much more beneficial and socially active members of society |
B | if it is necessary to understand more fully the real meaning of multiculturalism |
C | thus we can understand that multiculturalism is not just about ethnic differences but much more |
D | which we may mistakenly believe sums up the whole concept |
E | therefore it can be seen as appropriate for all situations |
Question 4 |
_____, go ahead and start without me.
A | Under the bush lay the body of the actor |
B | If I'd known that you weren't going to come |
C | Should I not get there on time |
D | As if he was unknown to everyone there |
E | Although the case was explained properly |
Question 5 |
It was obvious that the response which I gave to his question was not ______.
A | what he'd expected to hear |
B | which one cares fo |
C | to whom I'd spoken |
D | that he tells his family |
E | whose student will give |
Question 6 |
______ but he claimed he himself was infallible too.
A | No sooner had he turned on the computer |
B | Not only did Jason believe that his rude behaviours were normal |
C | Hardly had any of us seen such an arrogant man |
D | Were he not so selfish and mean |
E | Had the assassination attempt succeeded |
Question 7 |
The spacecraft, having been melted by the high surface temperature of Venus, _____.
A | stopped transmitting radio signals |
B | will have halted on its way home |
C | which launched the wrong missile |
D | get frozen |
E | it could be the same person as I saw at the meeting |
Question 8 |
______ Dian Fossey was never able to complete her studies of the great apes.
A | Since she has great achievements in biology, |
B | However slow and weak she has proved, |
C | What an exceptionally clever woman she was, |
D | So intelligent and hardworking was she that |
E | Being alone and undistracted in the African jungle for several years, |
Question 9 |
_____, by the help of good and effective strategies, teachers can create very productive groups and minimize the students' misbehaviour.
A | Although there might be many problems resulting from classroom management |
B | On the other hand, inappropriate angry teacher's response creates tension |
C | If the teacher always asked the questions to the same students |
D | Due to the arrangement of the wrong seating patterns |
E | What is startling about this test is |
Question 10 |
Stephen Hawking, along with his university professor, who was not teaching at the time, _____.
A | will have to endure some financial crises |
B | it's really difficult to experience the power of light |
C | winning the prize given by the government |
D | have more opportunities than his colleagues in science |
E | published his first version of chaos theory early in his career |
Question 11 |
_____ which realistically portrayed life on farms in Midwestern America.
A | Willian Dean Howells, a contemporary and friend of Mark Twain, wrote a number of books |
B | One of the followers of Charles Dickens was even bitterer |
C | Hamling Garland was one of the most significant figures of criticism |
D | They decided to shoot the film in a shop |
E | The poisonous, plantlike anemone lives in a coral reef |
Question 12 |
Drawing from his published and unpublished work, _____.
A | The Chomsky Reader reveals the awesome range of this ever-critical mind—from global questions of war and peace to the most intricate questions of human intelligence, IQ, and creativity |
B | her admiration for the contemporary writers never faded |
C | there were many writers in that period |
D | capitalism have been inherent in Western Society |
E | Soviet writings are still available to U. S. audiences |
Question 13 |
Teachers frequently become so engrossed in working with a specific group or an individual student _____.
A | however, they try to change the groups |
B | that they fail to notice the potential problems stemming from the frustrated ones |
C | no matter what the student thinks they go on giving much more homework |
D | where they learn efficiently |
E | in order to make them love the environment |
Question 14 |
Except for the special circumstance in which historians record events they themselves have witnessed, _____.
A | historical facts can only be known through intermediary sources |
B | these include testimony from narrative records, such as previous histories, memoirs, and letters |
C | technology has the goal of creating and improving systems to satisfy human wants or aspirations |
D | there are two ways a university student can gather scientific information |
E | the evidence might have been biased, mistaken or fragmentary |
Question 15 |
_____ where the Great River cuts through soft sandstone.
A | The strange formations that have been carved out |
B | The Wisconsin Dells is in the region |
C | The pets have names such as Devil's Elbow, Grand Piano and Fat Man's misery |
D | The rocks are a delight to tourists |
E | Abraham Lincoln was chosen president |
Question 16 |
We have all heard of the dangers of global warming and the greenhouse effect, _____.
A | whereas animals breathe in oxygen and breathe out carbon dioxide |
B | so there must have been a chain of some positive events beginning with the Greenpeace |
C | now that we've finished all the reports by deadline |
D | and it's common knowledge that this is caused mainly by the build-up of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere |
E | which resulted from the endeavouring and efficient studies of environmentalists |
Question 17 |
Leaves are found on all deciduous trees, ______.
A | since firs and pines were evergreens |
B | although cactus doesn't have any leaves |
C | but they differ greatly in size and shape |
D | and they would do away with the insects |
E | that is also called green leaf tree |
Question 18 |
The Wasatch Range, which is a part of the Rocky Mountains, _____.
A | extends from southeastern Idaho into northern Utah |
B | that a region in a Northern state |
C | whose members were coming from a strict religious sect |
D | connect many of the world's businesses, institutions, and individuals through internet |
E | Ruth St. Dennis turned to Asian dances to find inspiration |
Question 19 |
Since leaving the presidency in 1980, ______.
A | Ronald Reagan to rest at home |
B | Washington worked as a consultant for companies |
C | Margaret had lost her temper |
D | Jimmy Carter has taught law at Emory University in Atlanta |
E | we had been searching for a better job |
Question 20 |
Based on this study, ______.
A | the researchers tried to find out the ancient Egyptian writings |
B | it's a resort city in Mediterranean |
C | there are the newest types of bacteria |
D | several conclusions could be made by the scientist |
E | everyone enjoys this mild climate |
Question 21 |
Unlike a box kite, a flat kite needs a tail to supply drag _____.
A | what happens almost everyday |
B | and to keep it pointed toward the sky |
C | who makes one consisting of Cloth Strips tied end to end |
D | where it's usually too hot or boiling to visit |
E | in order to damage the kite and prevent flying |
Question 22 |
______ what is said to me in the standard spoken language.
A | I can follow both familiar and unfamiliar topics in a conference |
B | Some forms of presentation which use complex ideas |
C | This book includes a detailed analytic account of the domains of language use and language learning |
D | In addition to the versions of some other languages |
E | I can understand in detail |
Question 23 |
All the surviving accounts of Gautama Buddha's life were written many years ______.
A | before he was born in a small village of India |
B | consequently, it's difficult to separate facts from the mass of myth |
C | after his death by idealizing followers rather than by objective historians |
D | when he was 20 years old |
E | what is celebrated by the Buddhists as a turning point in history |
Question 24 |
_____ in order to protect health and for proper growth in children.
A | So long as the proteins create metabolically active enzymes |
B | The fat-soluble vitamins are generally consumed along with fat-containing foods by the adults |
C | What cannot be stored in the body and must be consumed frequently is |
D | The intricate ways in which minerals act on the body |
E | Vitamins are any of the organic compounds required by the body in small amounts for metabolism |
Question 25 |
Fuel gases consist principally of hydrocarbons, _____.
A | that is, of molecular compounds of carbon and hydrogen |
B | why manufactured gas has an unpleasant smell |
C | that are sometimes normally present in other gases |
D | when drawn from gas deposits in the earth |
E | before they reached a burner nozzle |
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