Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 11

1. Despite the increased time most people have ______ the internet, there has been a ______ in the popularity of several television shows.
   1.   ?    spent on...decline
   2.   ?    given to...dip
   3.   ?    devoted to...growth
   4.   ?    allotted to...rise
   5.   ?    taken from...fluctuation
2. Most politicians are ______ to admit the benefits of increased campaign funding; likewise, most voters are unwilling to ______ it.
   1.   ?    scared...see
   2.   ?    ready...acknowledge
   3.   ?    reluctant...expose
   4.   ?    silly...denounce
   5.   ?    hesitant...outlaw
3. The prospect of atmospheric reentry was ______ for the crew of Apollo 13, yet they managed to ______ this obstacle and perform a successful oceanic landing.
   1.   ?    poor...circumvent
   2.   ?    unlikely...overcome
   3.   ?    probable...subvert
   4.   ?    uncertain...detect
   5.   ?    doubtful...identify
4. While it is true that some beavers have the ______ to build dams, others are ______ to participate in such activity.
   1.   ?    tendency...predisposed
   2.   ?    propensity...disinclined
   3.   ?    antipathy...used
   4.   ?    penchant...inured
   5.   ?    inclination...accustomed
5. Since Justin had already attempted to persuade his parents to buy him a new pet several times in the past, he ______ himself to playing with his old dog, Max.
   1.   ?    relegated
   2.   ?    relinquished
   3.   ?    resigned
   4.   ?    reconciled
   5.   ?    compromised
6. Unless something is done to ______ the emission of harmful greenhouse gasses into the atmosphere, the earth may have to ______ a future of global warming.
   1.   ?    prevent...avoid
   2.   ?    limit...embrace
   3.   ?    curtail...accept
   4.   ?    slow...admit
   5.   ?    precipitate...comply with
7. From promotion to advertising, Mark exhibits a firm grasp of ______ in corporate operation.
   1.   ?    marketing
   2.   ?    budgeting
   3.   ?    purchasing
   4.   ?    manufacturing
   5.   ?    engineering
8. While some divers consider the scuba tank ______, others prefer to make their decent absent the burden of this ponderous apparatus.
   1.   ?    necessary
   2.   ?    harmless
   3.   ?    protocol
   4.   ?    a boon
   5.   ?    a nuisance
9. If not for her keen insight and remarkable ______, Audrina would not have been able to ______ the outcome of the war and head eastward.
   1.   ?    prescience...predict
   2.   ?    clairvoyance...guess
   3.   ?    hindsight...forecast
   4.   ?    foresight...calculate
   5.   ?    recollection...forecast
10. Storm clouds mounted, and rain threatened to spoil the ceremony; consequently, it had to be ______.
    1.   ?    protracted
    2.   ?    limited
    3.   ?    altered
    4.   ?    truncated
    5.   ?    reconfigured