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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






10. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. Shrewdly purchasing valuable plots of land for small sums - John Jacob Astor gained a reputation as an _____ investor.






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






29. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.






30. A doting mother - Emma was more likely to praise her son's childish finger paintings than to _____ them.






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






32. Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the _____ of countless get-rich-quick schemes.






33. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.






34. The glitter and _____ of the ballroom took Cinderella's breath away.






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






36. 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.






37. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.






38. The inquisitors used both physical and psychological _____ to force Joan of Arc to deny that her visions were sent by God.






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






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






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






42. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.






43. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.






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