{"id":588,"date":"2015-03-09T04:03:17","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T04:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=588"},"modified":"2015-03-09T04:03:17","modified_gmt":"2015-03-09T04:03:17","slug":"vocabulary-exercise-for-cat-sentence-completion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/vocabulary-exercise-for-cat-sentence-completion\/","title":{"rendered":"Vocabulary exercise for CAT | Sentence completion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. I was very much \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. to hear about his recovery.<\/p>\n

a) pleased
\nb) delighted
\nc) surprised
\nd) none of these<\/p>\n

2. My grandmother is very old but she still possesses a \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. memory.<\/p>\n

a) bright
\nb) sharp
\nc) poor
\nd) surprising<\/p>\n

3. \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 his repeated failures, he did not lose heart.<\/p>\n

a) Although
\nb) However
\nc) Nevertheless
\nd) Notwithstanding<\/p>\n

4. If you take care of the pence, the \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 will take care of themselves.<\/p>\n

a) dollars
\nb) cents
\nc) pounds
\nd) money<\/p>\n

5. The boys were in \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. danger of being drowned.<\/p>\n

a) immediate
\nb) eminent
\nc) inevitable
\nd) imminent<\/p>\n

6. The counsel for the \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026. called upon the jury to acquit his client.<\/p>\n

a) acquitted
\nb) injured
\nc) accused
\nd) arrested<\/p>\n

7. The river Ganges has \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. its course many a times over the course of several centuries.<\/p>\n

a) altered
\nb) recovered
\nc) deviated
\nd) adjusted<\/p>\n

8. The movement to protect the environment has steadily gained political \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026 over the past couple of decades.<\/p>\n

a) momentum
\nb) acceptance
\nc) appeal
\nd) approval<\/p>\n

9. The use of natural resources has to be ecologically \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026…<\/p>\n

a) sustainable
\nb) possible
\nc) practical
\nd) none of these<\/p>\n

10. Several Non-Governmental Organizations are actively \u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026\u2026.. in managing and restoring ecosystems.<\/p>\n

a) engaged
\nb) employed
\nc) pursued
\nd) participated<\/p>\n

Answers<\/h3>\n

1. I was very much delighted<\/strong> to hear about his recovery.<\/p>\n

2. My grandmother is very old but she still possesses a sharp<\/strong> memory.<\/p>\n

3. Notwithstanding<\/strong> his repeated failures, he did not lose heart.<\/p>\n

4. If you take care of the pence, the pounds<\/strong> will take care of themselves.<\/p>\n

5. The boys were in imminent<\/strong> danger of being drowned.<\/p>\n

6. The counsel for the accused<\/strong> called upon the jury to acquit his client.<\/p>\n

7. The river Ganges has altered<\/strong> its course many a times over the course of several centuries.<\/p>\n

8. The movement to protect the environment has steadily gained political momentum<\/strong> over the past couple of decades.<\/p>\n

9. The use of natural resources has to be ecologically sustainable.<\/strong><\/p>\n

10. Several Non-Governmental Organizations are actively engaged<\/strong> in managing and restoring ecosystems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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