Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 36

1. Although we made payments each week, the loan took a very long time to ______ due to a high rate of ______.
   1.   ?    default...principal
   2.   ?    finance...funding
   3.   ?    repay...interest
   4.   ?    assume...return
2. In order to ______ current stock market trends, experts gather an abundance of data and interpret it in multiple different ways.
   1.   ?    reveal
   2.   ?    organize
   3.   ?    invest
   4.   ?    analyze
3. All of the monkeys were feeling ______, so it was ______ for the juvenile male to excite his peers.
   1.   ?    happy...hard
   2.   ?    down...simple
   3.   ?    energetic...easy
   4.   ?    anxious...difficult
4. It was a common ______ that Jupiter was a star until Galileo, a famous astronomer, ______ Jupiter’s moons.
   1.   ?    belief...explored
   2.   ?    misconception...discovered
   3.   ?    prediction...unearthed
   4.   ?    impression...orbited
5. Because of falling revenues and increasing costs, executives were ______ that the company might not survive the financial crisis.
   1.   ?    confident
   2.   ?    hopeful
   3.   ?    decisive
   4.   ?    concerned
6. The soldiers in troop 32V were well trained. They worked as a cohesive unit and ______ their commander.
   1.   ?    questioned
   2.   ?    challenged
   3.   ?    obeyed
   4.   ?    worshipped
7. Members of the social club were always polite, and they were careful not to ______ others.
   1.   ?    offend
   2.   ?    disgust
   3.   ?    incite
   4.   ?    compliment
8. In order to ______ the class system of their kingdom, wealthy landowners usually ______ others within their own social group.
   1.   ?    dissolve...wedded
   2.   ?    strengthen...disrespected
   3.   ?    solidify...denounced
   4.   ?    preserve...married
9. Chocolate has always been one of my favorite foods. So, it was difficult for me to ______ another brownie.
   1.   ?    locate
   2.   ?    savor
   3.   ?    resist
   4.   ?    relish
10. The company seemed to be a perfect fit for my career goals. So, after ______ my other options once more, I ______ to accept the job offer.
    1.   ?    investigating...declined
    2.   ?    exploring...debated
    3.   ?    considering...refused
    4.   ?    weighing...decided