RE SENTENCE COMPLETION / TEXT COMPLETION SET 9
81) There is nothing wrong with being (i) ______________ rather than (ii) ______________ because there are
many people who succeed in the real world rather than in the realm of abstruse thought.
Blank (i) A. polemic B. pragmatic C. archaic | Blank (ii) D.comedic E. nomadic F. academic |
82) This piece of art appears ______________ but is actually filled with structure.
A. constructed
B. anarchic
C. copious
D. spacious
E. advantageous
83) The amazing volume of high-level creative work generated by the small community of artists is nothing less
than ______________.
A. interesting
B. spectacular
C. cruel
D. panoramic
E. unconditional
84) His (i) ______________ loved his invective humor, but his critics labeled him as nothing but
(ii) _______________, narcissistic, and cruel.
Blank (i) A. coconspirators B. insurgents C. detractors | Blank (ii) D. confounding E. foul F. untidy |
85) It makes sense that it is much easier to reach greatness with (i) ______________ talent and hard work
than it is to reach greatness with vast talent and (ii) ______________ effort.
Blank (i) A. moderate B. vast C. considerable | Blank (ii) D. substantial E. copious F. negligible |
86) Queen Victoria was known for being both overly serious in conversation and highly ______________
in behavior.
A. pedantic
B. prudish
C. conditional
D. studious
E. ingratiating
87) To receive an award for outstanding behavior and to respond to it with ______________ is not only shocking,
but also an unnecessarily histrionic act of rejecting praise.
A. bigotry
B. unfamiliarity
C. abnegation
D. dissolution
E. conscription
88) Jackson is one of the most ______________ people I know; moreover, with his acumen, he is as unlikely
to have done what you accuse him of.
A. confused
B. level-headed
C. unethical
D. conflated
E. inflated
89) Furniture made 100 years ago in the United States had a much more ______________ style to it; moreover,
it is fair to argue against the fact that the stern look of furniture in that period reflected something
about the underlying culture in which it was created.
A. idiomatic
B. audacious
C. austere
D. direct
E. incontrovertible
90) Movies today focus much more on (i) ______________ special effects than they do on (ii) ______________
dialogues because the latter, while increasing the quality of the movie, does not necessarily increase revenues.
Blank (i) A. real B. ostentatious C. modest | Blank (ii) D.poignant E.irregular F.unsubstantial |
Answers:
81) BF
82) B
83) B
84) AE
85) AF
86) B
87) C
88) B
89) C
90) BD
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