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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.






2. Nobody minded when Professor Renoir's lectures wandered away from their official them; his _____ were always more fascinating than the topic of the day.






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






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






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






6. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.






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






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






9. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Though Widow Douglas had hopes of reforming Huck - Miss Watson considered him _____ and swore he would come to no good end.






15. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






27. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.






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






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






30. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.






31. 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.






32. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.






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






34. Uninterested in philosophical or spiritual discussions - Max talked only of _____ matters - such as the daily weather forecast or the latest basketball results.






35. The winter storm was ______; it changed course constantly.






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






37. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.






38. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.






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






40. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.






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






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






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






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






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






46. Despite airing her clothes for several hours - she could not rid them of the _____ odor of mothballs that clung to them.






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






48. 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.






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






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