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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






2. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.






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






4. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?






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






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






7. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






13. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






14. 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.






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






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






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






18. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.






19. 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.






20. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.






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






22. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.






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






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






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






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






27. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.






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






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






30. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






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






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






33. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.






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






35. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.






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






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






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






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






40. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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