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






2. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.






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






4. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.






5. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.






6. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.






7. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.






15. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.






16. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.






31. 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.






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






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






34. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.






35. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'






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






37. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.






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






39. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.






40. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.






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






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






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






44. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.






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






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






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






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






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






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