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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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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. Uncertain which suitor she ought to accept - the princess _____ - first favoring one and then the other.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.






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






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






20. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.






21. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.






22. 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.






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






24. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.






25. The president _____ the astronauts - whom he called 'the pioneers of the Space Age.'






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






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






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






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






30. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.






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






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






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






34. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.






35. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.






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






37. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.






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






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






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






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






42. There's no point to what you're saying. Why are you bothering to make such _____ remarks?






43. Someone mute cannot talk; someone _____ can hardly stop talking.






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






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






46. Whenever Sue was angry - she tried to avoid raising her voice because she had no wish to sound _____.






47. Warned of _____ weather conditions ahead - the pilot told the passengers to fasten their seat belts.






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






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






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