Intermediate Sentence Completion Exercise 29

Directions: Choose the best word(s) to complete each sentence.

The hang glider soared through the clouds and up among the mountainous peaks, while below in the ______ people looked up in wonder.
1. ocean
2. valley
3. lagoon
4. beach
The red team’s ______ was too good. ______ on the blue team could not keep them from scoring.
1. mascot...Players
2. goalie...Offenders
3. defense...Guards
4. offense...Defenders
There was a ______ among the ranks, but the ______ soldiers remained unaware.
1. buffoon...laughing
2. traitor...loyal
3. killer...dying
4. general...obedient
Stanley ate well, exercised, and had very few bad habits. Chewing his fingernails was his only ______.
1. reward
2. vice
3. hobby
4. pastime
Mary is an independent and innovative thinker who has come up with countless great inventions in the past. Therefore, it is best to grant her a good deal of ______ with regard to the direction of her research.
1. oversight
2. restriction
3. interest
4. autonomy
The lost earrings were valuable, and a sizeable ______ was given to the woman who returned them.
1. settlement
2. reward
3. negotiation
4. investment
The audience at the dance performance was not______. Dancers were repeatedly ______ and the show had to end early.
1. friendly...harrassed
2. happy...applauded
3. supportive...ostracized
4. pensive...undone
Although Jose’s baseball team occasionally played teams from other states, most of their games were played against ______ teams.
1. poor
2. exceptional
3. national
4. local
There was a questionable ______ coming out of the restaurant. We choose to ______ elsewhere.
1. individual...go
2. sound...run
3. person...congregate
4. odor...dine
Sarah hardly even noticed when someone made a negative comment about her. Her sister, however, was more ______.
1. sensitive
2. sociable
3. disinterested
4. grateful