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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.






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






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






4. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Although her early poetry was clearly _____ in nature - the critics thought she had promise and eventually would find her own voice.






22. In the film Funny Face - the bookish heroine _____ fashion models for their lack of intellectual interests.






23. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The Beatles expressed themselves through capricious - flip humor and _____ displays of carefree abandon.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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