- advanced-51
English Grammar / Incomplete Sentences / Advanced level # 51 (Answer Keys)
Verbal Skills Test
A1 We sometimes find it difficult to imagine where we come from and believe that we are in fact descended from
apes.
answer: (d) descended
A2 Although he hadn't actually done anything, he looked as if he might and he was arrested for being outside the
house with intent to burgle it.
answer: (c) intent
A3 Not only did he pay for them to go on holiday but he also provided them with spending money.
answer: (b) also
A4 I don't mind sleeping on an uncomfortable bed in a hostel as anything is preferable to sleeping in a tent.
answer: (a) preferable
A5 I know you trust him but I have my doubts about him and must admit to being suspicious of him.
answer: (c) suspicious
A6 You needn't worry about that regulation as it has nothing to do with you and doesn't apply to your situation.
answer: (b) apply
A7 The Government published a report clearing the minister of any guilt and concluded that he had acted
correctly.
answer: (a) concluded
A8 They are in fact twins but are not at all alike physically but are not different from one another in attitude.
answer: (d) different
A9 Like all good philosophers in search of truth she is always looking for new perspectives.
answer: (c) search
A10 Let's look at it this way — it's not so much a problem as a challenge to our efforts.
answer: (a) as
