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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.






2. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.






3. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.






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






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






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






7. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.






8. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.






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






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






11. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.






12. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.






13. 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.






14. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.






15. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.






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






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






18. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.






26. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.






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






28. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.






29. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.






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






31. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.






32. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.






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






34. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?






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






36. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.






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






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






39. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.






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






41. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.






42. 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.






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






44. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.






45. All things change over time; nothing is _____.






46. 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 _____.






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






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






49. 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.






50. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.