Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 9

1. Although the stunt man had broken both his legs, he refused to ______ his ______ manner, even if it meant he had to crawl.
   1.   ?    abandon...ambulatory
   2.   ?    adopt...itinerant
   3.   ?    apply...irascible
   4.   ?    banish...stationary
   5.   ?    discard...iconic
2. Nuclear power plants have been known to emit ______ gasses into the atmosphere; those living in close proximity may exhibit deleterious side-effects in later life.
   1.   ?    pungent
   2.   ?    innocuous
   3.   ?    noxious
   4.   ?    arid
   5.   ?    benign
3. She was amazed to see the ______ hustle and bustle of the day fade into the ______ quiet of the night.
   1.   ?    hectic...dormant
   2.   ?    passionate...cacophonous
   3.   ?    irate...mundane
   4.   ?    lively...belligerent
   5.   ?    sedentary...mercurial
4. Ted was never inclined to verbosity; he was so ______ that not even the most engaging interlocutor could elicit more than a few words of him.
   1.   ?    laconic
   2.   ?    patient
   3.   ?    hesitant
   4.   ?    solemn
   5.   ?    serious
5. While some assert that America’s marked ______ to the Metric System is based on an inherent dislike of decimals, others argue that it stems from ______, and a general affinity for American tradition.
   1.   ?    devotion...abhorrence
   2.   ?    loyalty...reliability
   3.   ?    aversion...patriotism
   4.   ?    attraction...nationalism
   5.   ?    repulsion...betrayal
6. Unless a precedent has already been set in a previous trial, the outcome of a novel case may be ______, and serve as a ______ in subsequent situations.
   1.   ?    precedential...guide
   2.   ?    useful...right
   3.   ?    favorable...compass
   4.   ?    beneficial...obstacle
   5.   ?    partial...model
7. Many regarded his work as ______; consequently he was ______ by the church.
   1.   ?    influential...accepted
   2.   ?    simple...excommunicated
   3.   ?    immoral...acclaimed
   4.   ?    heretical...cast out
   5.   ?    unorthodox...lauded
8. Due to the prevalence of ______ content on the internet, such as viruses and malignant spyware, a(n) ______ number of computers are being equipped with firewalls and anti-virus software.
   1.   ?    deleterious...increasing
   2.   ?    harmful...decreasing
   3.   ?    shameful...rising
   4.   ?    humorous...growing
   5.   ?    sophisticated...slowing
9. Rather than compromise his reputation for ______, the bishop revealed the deceitful nature of his plan, and retired from his position at the church prematurely
   1.   ?    probity
   2.   ?    wisdom
   3.   ?    justice
   4.   ?    fidelity
   5.   ?    devotion
10. Regardless of the carrying capacity of a given ecosystem, a(n) ______ of predators will almost always result in mass migration.
    1.   ?    reduction
    2.   ?    paucity
    3.   ?    upturn
    4.   ?    overabundance
    5.   ?    contraction