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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.






2. 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.






3. 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 _____.






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






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






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






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






8. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






17. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.






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






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






20. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.






21. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.






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






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






24. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Because the student body at their daughter's prep school was so _____ - they decided to send her to a school that offered greater cultural diversity.






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






32. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






33. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






41. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?






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