Sentence Completion A

Read the sentence carefully. Select from the four options given, the word or words which is best suited to complete the sentence.

1 For twenty years, the restauranteur has ................... the market with his brand of pizza.

• Stunned

• Dominated

• Burdened

• Influenced

Having met the criterion for the job, the ......................was given the opportunity to continue his training and work part-time,

• Lecturer

• Student

• Apprentice

• Representative

We found a box containing letters, which had been at my aunt's home for many years, but due to the discoloration of the paper, it was difficult to .............................what was written.

• Transcribe

• Decipher

• Recall

• Translate

My colleagues and I enjoyed a .........................continental breakfast before sightseeing.

• Meager

• Culinary

• Simple

• Lavish

When questioned by the officer, the boys admitted to being ............................ into robbing the jewelry store, by an older relative.

• Coerced

• Recruited

• Lead

• Trapped

The fabric required to reupholster the seats on the boat is available only at .......................................stores.

• Several

• Ordinary

• Quaint

• Select

Ryan watched in ............................, as the Pelican swooped down and plucked the fish from the water.

• Satisfaction

• Awe

• Horror

• Confusion

Our efforts to ..............the children from eating the green mangoes went unheeded.

• Dissuade

• Plead

• Shelter

• Encourage

When the results of the singing competition were announced, many of the participants booed as a demonstration of their ........................

• Surprise

• Agreement

• Dissatisfaction

• Disdain

Since their first meeting some twenty-seven years ago, the pair had remained ......................................

• Sensitive

• Fixated

• Positive

• Inseparable