Sentence Completion Test 4

If something (here, the driver’s licence) is impounded by the police or other officials, they officially take possession of it because a law or rule has been broken (here, “rash driving”). ‘Impounded’ thus means seized in a specific context.

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

If you are the cynosure of all eyes, you are a centre of attention or interest.

Punished’ and ‘penalised’ are suitable words to use. But using ‘followed’ in the first blank is inappropriate. Hence, “flouted, penalized” is the most appropriate word for the blank space.

We can feel morally Outraged when someone insults us - as long as we do not act upon those feelings by burning down houses. 'Outraged’ means over shocked and angry. For the first blank, ‘violated’ and ‘outraged’ are the suitable usages. But, ‘harp’ is not suitable for the second blank. Hence, Option “outraged, act” is the most appropriate word.

‘Fear’ makes your voice tremble. In other words, it becomes tremulous.

Word ‘ignominiously’ suits the content of the sentence. ‘Ignominiously’ means causing public shame. The other three answer choices are incorrect as they don’t fit in properly.

Ushered (show someone where they should go) seems to be the most appropriate in the context of the sentence.

The actress, wearing a dark gray suit and open-necked shirt, sat through the proceedings looking nervous throughout, occasionally frowning as her lawyer spoke with the judge.

If you are even moderately interested in news, you must have heard of the NPT. It stands for Nuclear non-proliferation Treaty — a treaty which aims at halting the proliferation (increasing in number very quickly) of nuclear (atomic) weapons.