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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.






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. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.






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






5. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.






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






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






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






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






25. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.






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






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






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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






38. The young princess made the foolish _____ that the regent would not object to her taking the reins of power.






39. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.






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






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






42. Matilda thought it was somewhat _____ of the young man to have addressed her without first having been introduced. Perhaps manners were freer here in the New World.






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






44. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.






45. Psychoanalysts must maintain their professional _____ and stay uninvolved with their patients' personal lives.






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






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






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






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






50. 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.







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