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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.






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






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






4. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.






5. 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.






6. Unlike Widow Douglas - who _____ Huck's minor offenses - Miss Watson did nothing but scold.






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






8. The wealthy - self-indulgent young man felt oddly drawn to the strict - _____ lifestyle practiced by members of some monastic orders.






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






14. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






23. Drinking alcohol can _____ your ability to drive safely; if you're going to drink - don't drive.






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






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






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






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






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






29. The attorney came up with several far-fetched arguments in a vain attempt to _____ his weak case.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






38. You had better _____ your accounting errors before the auditors arrive.






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






40. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.






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






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






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






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






45. To John - who had never missed a meal - hunger was an _____ concept - one he understood only in theory.






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






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






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






49. The infant Mozart's parents quickly realized that their son had an _____ gift for music.






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