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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.






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






12. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.






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






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






15. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.






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






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






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






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






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






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






22. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him






23. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.






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






25. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.






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






27. 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.






28. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.






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






30. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!






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






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






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






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






35. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.






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






37. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.






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






39. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.






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






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






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






43. As far as I'm concerned - Apple's claims about its new computer are pure _____; no machine is that good!






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






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






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






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






48. 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 _____.






49. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.






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