Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 13

Directions: Choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence.

Despite their ______ appearance, the travelers turned out to be surprisingly ______.
1. simple...genial
2. exhausted...enthusiastic
3. worn...original
4. sweet...callous
5. warm...caustic
Surprised by a will which had been previously regarded with neglect, and in extreme cases burlesque, the first wave of rebellion elicited ______ from the French elitists; while on the other hand the second was largely ______.
1. franticness...ridiculed
2. indifference...acknowledged
3. shock...ignored
4. hysteria...unnoticed
5. panic...overlooked
Sociologists report a(n) ______ traditional modes of child upbringing; children of the 21st century devote far less time to face-to-face interaction and extracurricular activities.
1. departure from
2. adherence to
3. understanding of
4. suspension of
5. partnership with
To criticism involving the insufferable verbosity of his “Logical Atomism,” Russell replied that his logically perfect language was for ______ purposes useless; he was well aware of its intolerable ______ in addition to its having a vocabulary largely private to one speaker.
1. practical...effectiveness
2. reasonable...poignancy
3. pragmatic...prolixity
4. utilitarian...composition
5. intensive...circumlocution
As organization and unity of the Inca steadily ______, the incentive of the Spanish - as well as the British - soldiers waxed; it was only a matter of time before the still largely outnumbered armies came to ______ an entire race.
1. deteriorated...vanquish
2. increased...exterminate
3. amassed...eliminate
4. weakened...ostracize
5. declined...extinguish
If not for their audacious overthrow of the larger, more advanced civilization, the Mongol empire would have been lost, and their remarkable acts of ______ obliterated.
1. bravery
2. ingenuity
3. competence
4. tradition
5. creativity
When ______ about a key foible in his theory, the piqued Rodman took umbrage, and ______ his opponent for ever asking such a question.
1. questioned...berated
2. asked...disliked
3. appealed...scolded
4. engaged...aquiesced
5. challenged...loathed
In every aspect of ______, from invention to manufacture, Becca is aware of the importance of maintaining ______, and takes necessary steps to ensure that not one imperfection goes unchecked.
1. operation...superiority
2. production...excellence
3. organization...quality
4. business...values
5. commission...standards
Genuine inspiration is the artist’s ultimate ______.
1. assistant
2. motivation
3. menace
4. persuasion
5. associate
Despite a marked increase in the number of visitors buying tickets to the museum, the most recent totals of their donations indicate ______.
1. an increase
2. a discrepancy
3. a decline
4. a disruption
5. an effect