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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.






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






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






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






14. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.






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






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






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






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






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






20. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.






21. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.






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






23. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






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






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






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






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






28. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.






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






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






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






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






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