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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.






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






5. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.






6. Everyone waited to see which one of the rival candidates for city council the mayor would _____.






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






8. The architect realized that her design for the new school had to be in _____ with the local building code.






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






10. According to Sherlock Homes - the very point that appears to complicate a case - when duly considered and scientifically handled - is the one most likely to _____ it.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






18. A radical committed to social change - Reed had no patience with the conservative views _____ in the America of his day.






19. When you place a phone call from an airplane - _____ is essential; you are charged for every minute.






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






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






22. Although Alfred _____ in fulfilling his duties at work - he is less conscientious about meeting his obligations at home.






23. After separating from Tony - Tina announced that she would _____ all debts incurred by her soon-to-be-ex-husband.






24. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






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






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






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






28. There is a fine line between speech that is _____ and to the point and speech so abrupt that it verges on rudeness.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






39. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.






40. These endorsements written by satisfied customers _____ our claim that Barron's SAT is the best SAT-prep book on the market.






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






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






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






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






45. Pointing out that the candidate consistently had voted against strengthening antipollution legislation - the reporter _____ her claim that she was a fervent environmentalist.






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






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






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






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






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