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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. Torn between loving her parents one minute and hating them the next - she was confused by the _____ of her feelings.






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






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






4. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.






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






6. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.






7. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.






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






25. 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.






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






27. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.






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






29. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.






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






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






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






33. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.






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






35. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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






40. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.






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






42. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.






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






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






45. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






46. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.






47. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.






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






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






50. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.







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