Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 21

1. Although Maria usually dresses in ______ attire, she was feeling inspired and decided to wear ______ outfit to the art opening.
   1.   ?    frilly...an elaborate
   2.   ?    lousy...a great
   3.   ?    decorative...an ugly
   4.   ?    simple...an extraordinary
2. Despite his effort to combat his fear of heights, the alarming speed at which the roller coaster dipped and turned ______ John.
   1.   ?    excited
   2.   ?    frightened
   3.   ?    angered
   4.   ?    pleased
3. Mr. Smith’s philosophy course gets ______ quickly, even though the school has increased the maximum attendance level twice already.
   1.   ?    closed
   2.   ?    full
   3.   ?    emptied
   4.   ?    difficult
4. It took Miranda years of counseling on substance abuse to finally get ______; she now leads a healthy life free from drugs and alcohol.
   1.   ?    sober
   2.   ?    help
   3.   ?    saved
   4.   ?    influenced
5. Josh lets his impatience get the best of him; he ______ completed his project, resulting in a sloppy presentation.
   1.   ?    slowly
   2.   ?    hastily
   3.   ?    nervously
   4.   ?    carefully
6. Under ordinary circumstances, the board would never ______ such behavior; however, due to the ______ status of the CEO, his faulty calculations were casually overlooked.
   1.   ?    allow...normal
   2.   ?    suppose...questionable
   3.   ?    suspect...wavering
   4.   ?    condone...important
7. Most people consider torture ______ because it is an act of cruelty; however, some assert that it is ______ and can actually help save more lives overall.
   1.   ?    emotional...critical
   2.   ?    amazing...crucial
   3.   ?    horrible...irrelevant
   4.   ?    wrong...necessary
8. Health insurance is important because it prevents routine medical visits from becoming too ______ for the average citizen.
   1.   ?    cheap
   2.   ?    costly
   3.   ?    easy
   4.   ?    heavy
9. Although they have always done everything together in the past, the twins felt it was crucial for their independent development to experience college ______.
   1.   ?    jointly
   2.   ?    separately
   3.   ?    joyfully
   4.   ?    simultaneously
10. Instead of playing with the ______ toys, Daphne always chooses the same one, giving the other kids no chance to play with it.
    1.   ?    bad
    2.   ?    old
    3.   ?    other
    4.   ?    new