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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.






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






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






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






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






6. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.






7. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Although you can still hear _____ outbursts of laughter and signing outside - the Halloween parade has passed; the party is over till next year.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Because solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency - conversion to the use of solar energy may help _____ the threat of global warming.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Because Carmen believed in Juan's fidelity - she _____ the notion that he might be having an affair.






45. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






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






47. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






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






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






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