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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






2. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.






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






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






5. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






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






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






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






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






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






11. The reviewers praised the new restaurant's _____ selection of dishes - which ranged from Asian stir fries to French ragouts and stews.






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. Although the movie star was no genius - she was sufficiently _____ to tell her true friends from the countless phonies who flattered her.






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






20. Is an old-fashioned hairstyle an apt _____ for being out of step with the times and in need of change?






21. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.






22. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.






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






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






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






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






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






28. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.






29. When Elizabeth realized that Darcy considered himself too good to dance with his inferiors - she took great offense at his _____.






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






31. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.






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






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






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






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






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






37. To win his audience - the speaker used every _____ trick in the book.






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






39. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.






40. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.






41. What _____ did you use when you selected this essay as the prizewinner?






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






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






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






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






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. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.






48. A miser hoards money - not because he is _____ - but because he is stingy.






49. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.






50. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.