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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.






2. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.






3. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?






4. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'






5. Because a _____ examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson - we believe the insurance agency should undertake a more thorough investigation of the fire's cause.






6. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.






7. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.






8. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.






9. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.






10. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.






11. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.






12. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.






13. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.






14. According to Sherlock Homes - the very point that appears to complicate a case - when duly considered and scientifically handled - is the one most likely to _____ it.






15. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?






16. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.






17. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.






18. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.






19. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.






20. When Amanda said to the ticket scalper - 'One hundred bucks? What do you want - a pound of flesh?' she was making an _____ to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.






21. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.






22. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.






23. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.






24. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.






25. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'






26. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.






27. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.






28. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.






29. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.






30. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.






31. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.






32. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.






33. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.






34. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.






35. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.






36. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.






37. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.






38. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.






39. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.






40. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






41. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.






42. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.






43. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.






44. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'






45. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich






46. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.






47. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.






48. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.






49. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.






50. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.