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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.






2. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






11. Matilda thought it was somewhat _____ of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.






12. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






20. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






33. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.






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






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






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






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






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






39. His coarse - hard-bitten exterior _____ his inner sensitivity.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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