{"id":74344,"date":"2020-04-28T09:49:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T09:49:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/?p=74344"},"modified":"2020-04-28T09:49:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T09:49:36","slug":"english-vocabulary-exercise-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perfectyourenglish.com\/blog\/english-vocabulary-exercise-7\/","title":{"rendered":"English Vocabulary Exercise 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sentence completion tasks are very common in competitive exams. They require you to complete a sentence using a word or phrase from the given options. A good knowledge of grammar and vocabulary are absolutely essential to complete these tasks.<\/p>\n<p>Each sentence has one or two blanks. Choose the word or set of words that best completes the sentences meaningfully.<\/p>\n<p><b>1. He went to the library &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. to find that it was closed.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a) seldom<\/p>\n<p>b) never<\/p>\n<p>c) only<\/p>\n<p>d) solely<\/p>\n<p><b>2. The ties that bind us together are so &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. that they can disappear at any moment.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a) tentative<\/p>\n<p>b) tenuous<\/p>\n<p>c) consistent<\/p>\n<p>d) restrictive<\/p>\n<p><b>3. Her reaction to his proposal was &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. She rejected it &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a) inevitable, vehemently<\/p>\n<p>b) subtle, violently<\/p>\n<p>c) clever, abruptly<\/p>\n<p>d) sympathetic, angrily<\/p>\n<p><b>4. People who are &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.. find it difficult to accept the belief that all men are equal regardless of their caste, race or religion.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a) emotional<\/p>\n<p>b) fanatic<\/p>\n<p>c) intolerant<\/p>\n<p>d) liberal<\/p>\n<h3>Questions 5 &#8211; 9<\/h3>\n<p>Fill in the blanks by selecting the most appropriate word or phrase from the given options.<\/p>\n<p><b>5. I met him only a week &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;..<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a) ago<\/p>\n<p>b) before<\/p>\n<p>c) back<\/p>\n<p>d) since<\/p>\n<p><b>6. She asked me &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a) why are you angry<\/p>\n<p>b) why am I angry<\/p>\n<p>c) why I was angry<\/p>\n<p>d) why was I angry<\/p>\n<p><b>7. Even after repeated warnings, he &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. to office on time.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a) is never coming<\/p>\n<p>b) never comes<\/p>\n<p>c) never come<\/p>\n<p>d) have never come<\/p>\n<p><b>8. She told me that &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. someday.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a) she will like to visit France<\/p>\n<p>b) she would like to visit France<\/p>\n<p>c) she was liking to visit France<\/p>\n<p>d) he is liking to visit France<\/p>\n<p><b>9. Some people can &#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;. with even murder.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>a) get on<\/p>\n<p>b) get off<\/p>\n<p>c) get away<\/p>\n<p>d) get out<\/p>\n<h3>Answers<\/h3>\n<p>1. only; 2. tenuous (= weak); 3. inevitable, vehemently; 4. intolerant; 5. ago; 6. why I was angry; 7. never comes; 8. she would like to visit France; 9. get away<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sentence completion tasks are very common in competitive exams. 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