巴朗填空练习93 - 考试库 - GRE填空单项练习

Sentence Completion Exercise A

1. Normally an individual thunderstorm lasts about 45 minutes, but under certain conditions the

storm may , becoming ever more severe, for as long as four hours. A. wane B. moderate C. persist D. endure E. vacillate F. disperse

2. Perhaps because something in us instinctively distrusts such displays of natural fluency, some

readers approach John Updike’s fiction with . A. wariness B. indifference C. suspicion D. veneration E. bewilderment F. remorse

3. We lost confidence in him because he never the grandiose promises he had made.

A. forgot about B. reneged on C. carried out D. tired of

E. delivered on F. retreated from

4. We were amazed that a man who had been heretofore the most of public speakers

could, in a single speech, electrify an audience and bring them cheering to their feet. A. prosaic B. enthralling C. accomplished D. pedestrian E. auspicious F. iconoclastic

5. Despite the mixture’s nature, we found that by lowering the temperature in the

laboratory we could dramatically reduce its tendency to vaporize. A. resilient

B. homogeneous C. volatile D. insipid E. acerbic F. unstable

6. In a revolutionary development in technology, some manufacturers now make biodegradable

forms of plastic; some plastic trash bags, for example, gradually when exposed to sunlight. A. harden

B. stagnate C. inflate D. propagate E. decompose F. disintegrate

7. Aimed at curbing European attempts to seize territory in the Americas, the Monroe Doctrine

was a warning to foreign powers. A. pertinacious B. cautionary C. credulous D. rapacious E. predatory F. remote

8. Few other plants can grow beneath the canopy of the sycamore tree, whose leaves and pods

produce a natural herbicide that leaches into the surrounding soil, other plants that might compete for water and nutrients. A. inhibiting B. distinguishing C. nourishing D. suppressing E. harvesting F. fertilizing

9. The child was so spoiled by her indulgent parents that she pouted and became when

she did not receive all of their attention. A. discreet B. suspicious C. elated D. sullen E. tranquil F. grumpy

10. The reasoning in this editorial is so that we cannot see how anyone can be deceived by it.

A. unsound B. coherent C. astute

D. dispassionate E. scrupulous F. specious

11. Because Inspector Morse could not contain his scorn for the police commissioner, he was

imprudent enough to make remarks about his superior officer. A. ambiguous B. impartial C. unfathomable D. contemptuous

E. scathing F. pertinent

12. Though he was theoretically a friend of labor, his voting record in Congress that impression. A. implied B. confirmed C. created D. belied E. tallied

F. contradicted

13. Modern architecture has discarded trimming on buildings and has concentrated on an

almost Greek simplicity of line. A. flamboyant B. ornate C. austere

D. inconspicuous E. aesthetic F. derivative

14. The young clerk was quickly promoted when his employers saw how he was.

A. indigent B. assiduous C. autocratic D. industrious E. intractable F. self-serving

15. Because it arrives so early in the season, before many other birds, the robin has been called

the of spring A. prototype B. hostage C. harbinger D. herald E. progeny F. newcomer

Sentence Completion Exercise B

1. Truculent in defending their individual rights of sovereignty under the Articles of

Confederation, the newly formed states constantly. A. digressed B. conferred C. bickered D. dismembered E. rebuffed F. squabbled

2. In Anglo Saxon times, the monastic scribes made distinction between Latin texts and

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texts in the vernacular by assigning the former an Anglo-Caroline script and reserving the pointed insular script for texts in Old English. A. a nice B. a subtle C. a pointless D. an obvious

E. an unconventional F. a judgmental

Written in an amiable style, the book provides a comprehensive overview of European wines that should prove to both the virtual novice and the experienced connoisseur. A. inviting B. tedious C. engaging D. inspirational E. perplexing F. opaque

Shy and hypochondriacal, Madison was uncomfortable at public gatherings; his character made him a most orator and practicing politician. A. conscientious B. unlikely C. fervent D. gregarious E. improbable F. effective

Alec Guinness has few equals among English-speaking actors, and in his autobiography he reveals himself to possess an uncommonly prose style as well. A. ambivalent B. infamous C. felicitous D. happy E. redundant F. ephemeral

Although Pauling stubbornly continued to believe in the power of Vitamin C to cure cancer despite much evidence to the contrary, his colleagues felt he had his scientific . A. tenacity

B. inventiveness C. contrariness D. impartiality E. hypothesis F. objectivity

The distinctive qualities of African music were not appreciated or even by Westerners until fairly recently. A. deprecated B. discerned C. ignored D. revered

E. remarked on F. neglected

Bored by the verbose and rambling prose of the typical Victorian novelist, the student welcomed the change to the prose of Ernest Hemingway. A. consistent B. terse C. florid

D. equivocal E. pithy F. discursive

9. She is a pragmatist, as to base her future on impractical dreams as she would be to

build a castle on shifting sand. A. determined B. disinclined C. loath D. quick E. diligent F. foolhardy

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