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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.






2. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.






3. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.






4. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.






5. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.






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






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






8. After medical school - the two doctors took widely _____ paths - one becoming a wealthy plastic surgeon - the other joining the nonprofit Doctors Without Borders.






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






10. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?






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






12. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.






13. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.






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






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






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






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






18. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.






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






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






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






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






23. Because a _____ examination of the ruins indicates the possibility of arson - we believe the insurance agency should undertake a more thorough investigation of the fire's cause.






24. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.






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






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






27. 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.






28. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.






29. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.






30. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.






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






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






33. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.






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






35. All things change over time; nothing is _____.






36. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.






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






38. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.






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






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






41. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.






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






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






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






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






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






47. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.






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






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






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