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






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






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






5. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.






6. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.






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






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






9. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.






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






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






12. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






13. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.






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






15. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.






16. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.






17. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.






18. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.






19. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.






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






21. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.






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






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






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






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






26. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.






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






28. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.






29. 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.






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






31. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.






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






33. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.






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






35. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.






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






37. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.






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






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






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






41. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






42. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.






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






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






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






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






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






48. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.






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






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