SAT阅读完成句子习题的内容

Sat Sentence Completion Test 2

1. Unwilling to admit that they had been in error, the researchers tried to ____ their case with more data obtained from dubious sources.

A. ascertain

B. buttress

C. refute

D. absolve

E. dispute

2. Archaeology is a poor profession; only ____ sums are available for excavating sites and even more ____ amounts for preserving the excavations.

A. paltry - meager

B. miniscule - substantial

C. average - augmented

D. judicious - penurious

E. modest - generous

3. The student was extremely foolhardy; he had the ____ to question the senior professors judgment.

A. wisdom

B. temerity

C. interest

D. trepidation

E. condescension

4. The formerly ____ waters of the lake have been polluted so that the fish are no longer visible from the surface.

A. muddy

B. tranquil

C. stagnant

D. pellucid