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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.






2. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.






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






4. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.






5. To revise a textbook properly - you must do more than make a few _____ changes to the manuscript.






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






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






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






9. Looking for any inconsistency in the testimony that might exonerate his client - the defense lawyer pounced on a _____ between the two witnesses' versions of what had occurred.






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






11. The fact that the band was already booked to play in Hollywood on New year's Eve _____ their accepting the gig in London.






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






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






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






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






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






17. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. The senator was _____ for behavior inappropriate to a member of Congress.






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






32. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'






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






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






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






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






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






38. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.






39. 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.






40. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.






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






42. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






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






44. Suppose you are accepted by Harvard - Stanford - and Yale. Which one would you attend? Remember - this is only a _____ situation.






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






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






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






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






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






50. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?