Text Completion One Blank Mock Tests

The company's quarterly report showed a 15% increase in revenue, which the CEO attributed to the success of their new marketing campaign. However, a closer look at the financials revealed that the majority of this increase came from a one-time sale of company property, while recurring revenue from ongoing customer contracts had actually declined by 3% compared to the previous quarter. The board member who raised this point during the meeting was dismissed the following week, and the CEO's subsequent public remarks described her concerns as "the product of a misunderstanding that has since been ________." Which choice completes the text so as to convey the information implied by the passage?

The translator's work was so _______ that readers of the English edition had no way of knowing they were reading a translation rather than an original work.

The professor's lecture was so _______ that even students who had skipped class that week were able to fill in all their notes from what they missed.

The architect's reputation was _______; even critics who disliked her work acknowledged that it was impossible to ignore.

The company's decision to expand into emerging markets was ________ from the start. Analysts pointed out that the company lacked both the financial reserves and the cultural knowledge necessary for such an undertaking. Their prediction proved accurate: within eighteen months, the expansion had drained the company's resources and resulted in significant losses.

The following sentence appears at the end of a paragraph. Choose the choice that best completes the sentence: "Although the documentary presents compelling evidence that urban green spaces improve mental health, it ________ by failing to address the economic barriers that prevent low-income communities from accessing those very spaces."__

Although many people consider the act of reading to be inherently ________ — a quiet, solitary pursuit that fosters deep engagement with complex ideas — recent research suggests that reading is often a deeply social activity, shaped by the cultural contexts in which it occurs and the communities that promote certain texts over others.

The scientist's theory was initially _______; colleagues dismissed it as speculative and lacking empirical support. Yet after a decade of research, the same colleagues came to regard it as _______.