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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Though Huck was quite willing to _____ Tom's story - Aunt Polly knew better than to believe either of them.






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






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






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






5. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.






6. 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.






7. 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.






8. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.






9. 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.






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






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






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






13. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






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






15. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.






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






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






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






19. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.






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






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






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






23. The store manager tried to _____ the angry customer by offering to replace the damaged merchandise or return her money.






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






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






26. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.






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






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






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






30. No wonder Ted doesn't think straight! His mind is so cluttered with _____ information that he can't concentrate on the essentials.






31. Even though she knew she would be burned at the stake as a witch - Joan of Arc refused to _____ her belief that her voices came from God.






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






33. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.






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






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






36. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. To be low man on the totem pole is to have a decidedly inferior place in the _____.






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






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






47. At commencement - the dean praised Ellen for her _____ behavior as class president.






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






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






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