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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






11. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.






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






13. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.






14. Although her _____ smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem to be a sweet little old lady - in reality she was a tough-minded - shrewd observer of human nature.






15. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.






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






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.






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






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






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






25. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.






26. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.






27. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.






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






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






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






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






32. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.






33. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.






34. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.






35. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.






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






37. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.






38. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.






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






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






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






42. 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.






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






44. Matilda thought it was somewhat _____ of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.






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






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






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






48. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






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






50. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.