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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.






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






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






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






13. 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 _____.






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






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






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






17. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.






18. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.






19. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.






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






21. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






29. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?






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






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






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






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






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






35. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.






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






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






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






39. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.






45. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.






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






47. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.






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






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






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