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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.






2. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.






3. 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.






4. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. She kept all the receipts form her business trip in order to _____ her expenses for the Internal Revenue Service.






15. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.






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






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






18. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.






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






20. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.






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






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






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






24. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.






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






26. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.






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






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






29. Although her _____ smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem to be a sweet little old lady - in reality she was a tough-minded - shrewd observer of human nature.






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






31. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.






32. 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.






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






34. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.






35. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.






36. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.






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






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






46. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.






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






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






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






50. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?