Sentence completion exercise

Complete the following sentences using an appropriate word or phrase.

1. An administrator must be able to ………………. their authority properly.

a) know

b) exercise

c) challenge

d) encounter

2. She was ………………. injured in the accident.

a) fatally

b) deadly

c) Either could be used here

3. The non-cooperative attitude of the member will only ………………. the image of the society.

a) spoil

b) oppose

c) defame

4. Nobody can ………………. me to do anything that I don’t want to do.

a) compel

b) oppose

c) delegate

d) request

5. A group of high school students have ………………….. the highest peak of the mountain range.

a) scaled

b) walked

c) lost

c) won

6. A good judge never jumps ………………. conclusions.

a) at

b) to

c) on

d) for

7. Even my close friends ……………….. me in the lurch.

a) put

b) kept

c) left

d) sent

8. It is dangerous to intrude …………………. the enemy camp.

a) in

b) into

c) through

d) on

9. The mother was anxious ………………. the safety of her son.

a) about

b) with

c) at

d) upon

10. Please do not …………………. me now. I am very busy. I will look into it tomorrow.

a) worry

b) disturb

c) distress

d) demand

Answers

1. An administrator must be able to exercise their authority properly.

2. She was fatally injured in the accident.

3. The non-cooperative attitude of the member will only spoil the image of the society.

4. Nobody can compel me to do anything that I don’t want to do.

5. A group of high school students have scaled the highest peak of the mountain range.

6. A good judge never jumps to conclusions.

7. Even my close friends left me in the lurch.

8. It is dangerous to intrude into the enemy camp.

9. The mother was anxious about the safety of her son.

10. Please do not disturb me now. I am very busy. I will look into it tomorrow.