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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. According to Sherlock Homes - the very point that appears to complicate a case - when duly considered and scientifically handled - is the one most likely to _____ it.






3. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.






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






5. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.






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






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






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






9. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.






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






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






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






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






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






15. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.






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






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






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






19. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'






20. 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 _____.






21. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.






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






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






24. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.






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






26. Icebreakers were needed to _____ the trapped whales from the icy floes that closed them in.






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






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






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






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






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






32. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.






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






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






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






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






37. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.






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






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






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






41. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.






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






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






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






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






46. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






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






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






49. 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.






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