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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.






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






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






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






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






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






8. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.






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






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






11. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.






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






13. 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.






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






15. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.






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






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






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






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






28. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.






29. 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 _____.






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






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






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






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






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






35. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.






36. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.






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






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






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






40. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.






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






42. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.






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






44. 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.






45. 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 _____.






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






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






50. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'