Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 16

1. The ______ of meat in your refrigerator doesn’t necessarily indicate that you are______.
   1.   ?    presence...herbivorous
   2.   ?    absence...vegetarian
   3.   ?    amount...omnivorous
   4.   ?    color...carnivorous
   5.   ?    flavor...ravenous
2. Due to the ______ of new media technology, many people predict newspapers will soon be ______ .
   1.   ?    rise...obsolete
   2.   ?    increase...ubiquitous
   3.   ?    prevalence...commonplace
   4.   ?    incline...widespread
   5.   ?    death...anachronistic
3. Towards the end of the first semester of junior year, Sarah was ______ with work ; she had to write two papers, take five exams, and give an oral presentation.
   1.   ?    satisfied
   2.   ?    inundated
   3.   ?    assailed
   4.   ?    unnerved
   5.   ?    aggrandized
4. Michelle detested John’s ______ nature; he constantly boasted ______ claims that left no one fooled.
   1.   ?    ostentatious...pompous
   2.   ?    excitable...various
   3.   ?    bombastic...specious
   4.   ?    laughable...audacious
   5.   ?    ebullient...predictable
5. A good example of ______ beneficial symbiosis is the clownfish and the sea anemone; the clownfish receives protection from its enemies and in exchange feeds the anemone by gathering nutrients and leaving nutritional waste on its tentacles.
   1.   ?    dually
   2.   ?    collectively
   3.   ?    unilaterally
   4.   ?    mutually
   5.   ?    cooperatively
6. In cool murky environments, the absence of ______ precludes algae from performing photosynthesis, rendering it unable to produce energy.
   1.   ?    prey
   2.   ?    light
   3.   ?    oxygen
   4.   ?    food
   5.   ?    air
7. Greta felt ______; she couldn’t decide between watching her favorite movie and taking a long walk.
   1.   ?    conflicted
   2.   ?    transient
   3.   ?    vulnerable
   4.   ?    decisive
   5.   ?    humbled
8. Although it was not uncommon for members of the upper class to dine with ______, they usually ______ doing so in the presence of other nobles.
   1.   ?    serfs...refrained from
   2.   ?    peasants...engaged in
   3.   ?    lords...took part in
   4.   ?    commoners...neglected
   5.   ?    nobles...abstained from
9. Despite their ______ reputation as pedants and charlatans, the sophists were also known to be the first group to ______ critical thinking among the masses.
   1.   ?    trendy...popularize
   2.   ?    ignoble...engender
   3.   ?    lowly...create
   4.   ?    dubious...spread
   5.   ?    abject...promote
10. Motivation, no matter how ostensibly well-founded, involves an aspect of ______, and the desire to get ahead.
    1.   ?    passion
    2.   ?    inspiration
    3.   ?    truth
    4.   ?    selfishness
    5.   ?    candor