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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. This alleged fiscal crisis is no crisis at all. it is based on _____ claims about financial institutions and on scare stories about impending economic ruin.






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






3. The young wrestler struggled to defeat his formidable _____.






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. Rather than live in the crowded city center - we chose to buy a house in one of the _____ suburbs ringing the metropolis.






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






25. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.






26. 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.






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






28. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.






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






30. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.






31. The Head Start program attempts to _____ prekindergarten children so that they will do well when they enter elementary school.






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






33. Othello's false friend lago uses considerable _____ to trick Othello into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful to him






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






35. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.






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






37. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Some of the newer - less formal passages on the SAT have a _____ tone that is intended to make them more appealing to students.






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






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






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






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






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






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