Sentence completion exercise

Complete the following sentences using the most appropriate pair of words.

1. After browsing through nearly all the gifts in the store, I bought a beautiful box ……………………… with shiny little stones …………………… could even be mistaken for diamonds.

a) presented, who

b) decorated, that

c) looked, which

d) studded, those

2. John told …………………….. about the accident which had ………………………… two days before.

a) I, happened

b) me, took

c) me, occurred

d) him, had happened

3. A tornado’s eye is ……………………. of strong ascending and descending air currents that can lift up and ……………………….. almost everything in their paths.

a) made, carry

b) composed, destroy

c) consisting, damage

d) composed, carry

4. When balance is ………………….., an individual has trouble maintaining his or her …………………… to the environment.

a) affected, coordination

b) inflicted, alignment

c) impaired, orientation

d) injured, steadiness

5. Balance problems can …………………….. when brain receives ……………………….. information from the different sense organs.

a) result, confusing

b) occur, conflicting

c) arise, disturbing

d) happen, contradictory

6. Teenagers and the money they were ……………………….. to spend on music records, provided an …………………. for rock and roll.

b) keen, awakening

b) interested, inspiration

c) willing, impetus

d) having, energy

Answers

1. decorated, that

2. me, occurred

3. composed, destroy

4. impaired, orientation

5. occur, conflicting

6. willing, impetus