Advanced Sentence Completion Exercise 3

1. Although Mary expressed much ______ at not being allowed to cook dinner in her own house, she seemed rather ______ when dinner was finally ready.
   1.   ?    belligerence...angry
   2.   ?    indignation...satisfied
   3.   ?    sedition...passionate
   4.   ?    benevolence...malignant
   5.   ?    magnamity...ashamed
2. Unlike other, less ______ species, the ______ Kinkajou thoroughly inspects its food before consuming it.
   1.   ?    prudent...reckless
   2.   ?    restive...dangerous
   3.   ?    careful...indifferent
   4.   ?    delicate...voracious
   5.   ?    discriminating...fastidious
3. Instead of concerning themselves with minor transgressions, the police concentrate on the most ______ offenses.
   1.   ?    efficacious
   2.   ?    egregious
   3.   ?    deliberate
   4.   ?    furtive
   5.   ?    uncouth
4. The play was so ______ that the crowd jeered the actors while on stage, and we left immediately.
   1.   ?    mediocre
   2.   ?    execrable
   3.   ?    laudable
   4.   ?    obscure
   5.   ?    austere
5. Unfortunately, he had not had time to fully ______ his idea - it was too ______ and could not accompany the final revision of the plan.
   1.   ?    explain...dogmatic
   2.   ?    appreciate...prolix
   3.   ?    contemplate...advanced
   4.   ?    develop...inchoate
   5.   ?    espouse…revolutionary
6. ______ behavior did not appease the general; rather, it substantiated his belief that the best soldiers must act ______ from time to time.
   1.   ?    Obsequious...defiantly
   2.   ?    Mendacious...deceptive
   3.   ?    Maligned...seditious
   4.   ?    Brazen...overconfident
   5.   ?    Mendacious…deceptive
7. Although Ben is a hard worker, he always ______ to his every impulse; he would be more productive if he wasn’t so ______.
   1.   ?    gives in...contemporary
   2.   ?    succumbs...demure
   3.   ?    permits...idiosyncratic
   4.   ?    yields...capricious
   5.   ?    appeals...pedantic
8. The school would not tolerate Jane’s arrogant insolence; her ______ behavior got her expelled.
   1.   ?    assiduous
   2.   ?    contemptuous
   3.   ?    stolid
   4.   ?    humble
   5.   ?    deferential
9. Although Meg is usually quite amiable to newcomers, she cast Billy a cold, ______ stare.
   1.   ?    indifferent
   2.   ?    inimical
   3.   ?    rebellious
   4.   ?    vengeful
   5.   ?    sick
10. The nurse had become ______ the administration of injections; nevertheless, she carried out her job with ______ deliberation.
    1.   ?    infatuated with...disinterested
    2.   ?    inured to...painstaking
    3.   ?    used to...perfunctory
    4.   ?    concentrated on...conceited
    5.   ?    disgusted with...voracious