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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






9. Although Nancy enjoyed Bill's _____ - lighthearted companionship - she sometimes wondered whether he could ever be serious.






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






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






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






13. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.






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






15. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.






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






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






18. 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.






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






20. The coming trip to France should provide a _____ test of the value of my conversational French class.






21. 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.






22. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.






23. 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.






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






25. Michael's severe bout of the flue _____ him so much that for a week he was too tired to go back to work.






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






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. Government agents have been known to use wiretapping and other _____ methods to spy on suspected terrorists.






32. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.






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






34. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. Tina was still angry despite Tony's soft and _____ words.






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






43. Since both interpretations seemed possible - the judge could not decide which way to interpret a particularly _____ passage in the law.






44. Historically - traders and missionaries often proved themselves to be _____ explorers - bravely venturing into new territories despite the dangers involved.






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






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






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






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






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






50. Judy's great fear was that she might _____ omit a question on the exam and mismark her entire answer sheet.