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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The reviewers heaped _____ on the novice playwright - ridiculing his pretentious dialogue - flat characters - and simple-minded plot.






2. We made an _____ choice to eat at the first restaurant we saw.






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






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






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






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






7. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.






8. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.






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






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






15. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.






16. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him






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






18. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.






19. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.






20. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. The costume designer _____ the leading lady's ball gown with yards and yards of ribbon and lace.






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






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






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






41. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.






42. 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.






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






44. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.






45. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.






46. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.






47. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.






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






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






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