Directions for questions 21 to 25: Each sentence in this part
has one or two missing elements, as indicated by a series of dashes. Following
the sentence, you will see lettered words or sets of words. Choose the word or
set of words that best fits the meaning of the sentence as a whole.
21. Although the discovery of antibiotics led to great
advances in clinical practices, it did not represent a ___ bacterial illness,
for there are some bacteria that cannot be---- treated with antibiotics.
A. breakthrough in ….. Consistently
B. panacea for … .effectively
C. neglect of … efficiently
D. re0-examination of ….. Conventionally
22. in the seventeenth century direct flouting of a
generally accepted system of values was regarded as ___ even as a sign of
madness.
A. adventurous B.
frivolous C. willful d. irrational
23. Remelting old metal cans rather than making
primary aluminum from bauxite ore shipped from overseas saves producers
millions of dollars in _____ and production costs.
A. Distribution B.
salvage C. storage D. procurement
24. In scientific inquiry in becomes a matter of duty to
expose a __ hypothesis to every possible kind of _____
A. tentative … examination B. debatable ….
Approximation C. well-established …. .rationalization
D. logical … elaboration
25. The Gibsons were little given to _____ in any form; not
one of them was afraid of ----- of being and seeming unlike their neighbors.
A. humility … absurdity B. excellence
…. Mediocrity C. anger …..
Confrontation D. conformism…. Singularity
Sentence Completion HE- 01