Question 1

The Supreme Court's reversal of its previous ruling on the issue of State's right _______ its reputation for
A) sustained...infallibility
B) compromised...consistency
C) bolstered...doggedness
D) exacerbated...inflexibility
E) dispelled...vacillation

Accepted Answer

The reversal of its earlier ruling, and the implied admission that it had been wrong earlier, cannot be said to sustain the Supreme Court's infallibility, meaning incapacity to commit an error. So, A is wrong. If the Supreme Court had a reputation for consistency (meaning permanence in its opinion), the fact that it reversed its previous ruling on an important issue would certainly compromise (meaning injure) this reputation. So, B completes a logical sentence, and is the answer.

Question 2

Medieval illuminated manuscripts art too _______for exhibition except under rigorously controlled conditions of light, temperature, and humidity, and thus are the majority of art lovers.
A) intricate...imperceptible to
B) immaculate...idolized by
C) fragile...available to
D) valuable...scorned by
E) vulnerable...inaccessible to

Accepted Answer

If the manuscripts require rigorously controlled conditions of light, temperature and humidity for being exhibited, it means that they are either too fragile or too vulnerable. So, C and E are the only possible choices for the first missing word. Their exhibition must consequently be very rare, in which case it is not logical to say that they are available to the majority of art lovers. So, C is wrong. E completes a logical sentence because, if they are rarely exhibited, they will be inaccessible to the majority of art lovers. So, E is the answer.

Question 3

The archaeologist enjoyed the _______ she led while gathering artifacts; she never stayed at any one site long enough to get bored.
A) stealthy
B) nomadic
C) clamorous
D) indiscreet
E) rustic

Accepted Answer

The use of semi-colon in the sentence implies that the latter part of the sentence is an amplification of the type of life that the archaeologist enjoyed. The latter part says, "she never stayed at any one site long enough to get bored", meaning that she was often changing her place of stay. Among the choices, the most appropriate adjective for such a life is 'nomadic', meaning 'having no fixed place of abode'. So, B is the answer.

Question 4

Denise was astounded to hear that her brother, whom she knew to be quite _______ was described as taciturn and aloof by his colleagues at the university.
A) insular
B) placid
C) anguished
D) vacuous
E) garrulous

Accepted Answer

If Denise was astounded (meaning surprised) to hear that her brother was considered to be taciturn (meaning speaking very little) and aloof (meaning unsociable) by his colleagues, he must have been known to her as a very talkative and sociable person. Among the given choices, garrulous means talkative, and is the answer.

Question 5

The artistry of cellist Yo Yo Ma is essentially_______; the melodic line rises _______, imbued with feeling and totally lacking in apparent calculation.
A) carefree...stiffly
B) reserved...involuntarily
C) lyrical passionately
D) detache…carefully
E) deliberate...methodically

Accepted Answer

The phrase 'imbued with feeling' immediately following the second blank indicates that the second missing word must be a synonym of this phrase. Among the choices, it is only the word 'passionately' that has this meaning. Its pair word, 'lyrical' completes a logical sentence. So, C is the answer.

Exam 3: English test preparation.braindumps.toefl sentence completion.v2020-09-12.by.matt.45q.ete

The Supreme Court's reversal of its previous ruling on the issue of State's right _______ its reputation for

Medieval illuminated manuscripts art too _______for exhibition except under rigorously controlled conditions of light, temperature, and humidity, and thus are the majority of art lovers.

The archaeologist enjoyed the _______ she led while gathering artifacts; she never stayed at any one site long enough to get bored.

Denise was astounded to hear that her brother, whom she knew to be quite _______ was described as taciturn and aloof by his colleagues at the university.

The artistry of cellist Yo Yo Ma is essentially_; the melodic line rises _, imbued with feeling and totally lacking in apparent calculation.