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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Although Georgia O'Keeffe painted subjects over the years - she had a definite _____ for painting flowers.






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






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






4. Stories in The New York Times often include _____ allusions to obscure people and events.






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






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






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






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






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






10. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.






11. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






21. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.






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






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






24. 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.






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






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






27. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.






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






29. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.






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






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






32. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.






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






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






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






36. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.






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






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






39. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.






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






41. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.






42. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.






43. The recent corruption scandals have _____ many people's faith in the city government.






44. Because the student body at their daughter's prep school was so _____ - they decided to send her to a school that offered greater cultural diversity.






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






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






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






48. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.






49. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.






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