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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. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.






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






3. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.






4. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?






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






6. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.






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






8. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.






9. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.






10. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.






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






12. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.






13. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.






14. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.






15. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.






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






17. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.






18. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.






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






20. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.






21. _____ to his downtrodden existence - the day laborer was too meek to protest his supervisor's bullying.






22. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.






23. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.






24. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.






25. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.






26. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






27. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.






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






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






30. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.






31. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.






32. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.






33. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.






34. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.






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






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






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






38. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.






39. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.






40. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.






41. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.






42. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.






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






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






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






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






47. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.






48. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






49. Towering over the nearby houses - the MacMansion looked wholly _____ in the historic neighborhood of small Craftsman bungalows.






50. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.