Sentence Completion Test 4

The words ‘remorse’ fits in best as it means ‘deep regret for having done something wrong.

To ‘back out’ means to withdraw from a commitment. So, ‘out’ is the most suitable fit in the blank.

‘I expected him to give’ denotes the kind (category) of the answer. It is not the result of ‘his answer’. So use ‘as', not ‘that’.

The sentence gives a condition, so the principle clause will use ‘would’ not ‘will’.

“was able to escape” is the correct answer because it makes the sentence grammatically correct.

Much means great in quantity, measure, or degree. Many means a large or considerable number of persons or things. So many more is the right usage.

Note that the paralytic attack was mild, which gives us the clue that its effect would be slight. This is further substantiated by the second part of the sentence: “… otherwise he is still very active ...” means there is some (slight) trouble but not much.

A ‘literal’ translation is a translation of a text done by translating each word separately, without looking at how the words are used together in idiom, phrase or sentence. Since each language has its own idiom, a literal translation leads to awkward usage.

Alternatively implies that you have a choice (alternative) — either by sea or by road. In the given question conjunction ‘or’ gives us the clue. ‘alternately’ means first by sea’ then by road, the third time by sea again, the fourth time by road again, and so on.

Go for the second blank first. What is sarcasm? It is saying the opposite of what you mean. One gets sarcastic in order to mock or insult others. A girl whom you have treated with such “pinching sarcasm” will never be friendly or sympathetic to you in future. You have thus alienated her. Those who are thus “pinchingly sarcastic” have a vitriolic tongue. That is, their words are full of hatred and anger.