SAT阅读练习题:Sentence Completion Test 8 1. The success of the business venture ____ his expectations; he never thought that the firm would prosper. A. confirmed B. belied C. nullified D. fulfilled E. ratified 2. For centuries there was no ___ between their descendents; in fact ____ strife continued until modern times. A. peace - internecine B. hostility - intermittent C. malevolence - intense D. amity - contrived E. difference - feudal 3. The journalist ____ the efforts of the drug squad to control drug peddling, claiming that they had actually ____ the problem. A. commended - increased B. lauded - intensified C. decried - solved D. deprecated - exacerbated E. noted - caused 4. Since the Romans failed to ____ the tribes in Northern Britain, they built a wall to ____ the tribes. A. conquer - alienate B. impress - intimidate C. subjugate - exclude D. pacify - enrage E. neutralize - barricade |