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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.






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






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






4. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.






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






6. Because a _____ examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson - we believe the insurance agency should undertake a more thorough investigation of the fire's cause.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.






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






22. The defense lawyer confidently listened to the prosecutor sum up his case - sure that she could answer his arguments in her _____.






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






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






25. When Amanda said to the ticket scalper - 'One hundred bucks? What do you want - a pound of flesh?' she was making an _____ to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.






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






34. Because solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency - conversion to the use of solar energy may help _____ the threat of global warming.






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






36. 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.






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






38. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.






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






40. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.






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






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






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






44. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.






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






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






47. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.






48. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.






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






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