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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. Don't just hint around that you're dissatisfied; be _____ about what's bothering you.






8. 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.






9. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






10. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.






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






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






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






14. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.






24. Acetone is an extremely _____ liquid: it vaporizes instantly.






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






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






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






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






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






30. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.






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






32. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






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






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






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






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






37. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.






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






39. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.






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






50. 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 _____.