English Language Quiz 2

It is always better to be a man of _________ and to live by your conscience.

• integrity

• veracity

• candour

• reputation

Tommy has always been a conscientious student who passes up his home-work on time without having to be __________.

• prompted

• instructed

• provoked

• spurred

Swee Ying is a very __________ manager who painstakingly makes sure that every detail is in place.

• anxious

• responsible

• flabbergasted

• meticulous

Henry is an incorrigible and __________ liar whose habits will never change.

• stubbom

• persistent

• inveterate

• confirmed

The treaty signed by the Prince has to be ________ by the King before it becomes binding.

• manifested

• ratified

• confirmed

• licensed

Kwok Chuan’s brave deed has just earned him a medal and a letter of __________ from the police.

• honour

• gratitude

• praise

• commendation

The marriage fixed between Krishna and Sri received their parent’s blessings and ______.

• assurance

• accreditation

• approbation

• certification

The people of Singapore must be warned not to take the freedom of speech as an opportunity to __________ racial discord.

• foment

• forge

• falsify

• forego

Johnny is an extremely __________ person as he would anything for money.

• mercenary

• mercantile

• medieval

• mellifluous

This book has sharp insights and has brought out the _______ of the Clinton government.

• incense

• evanescence

• essence

• quintessence