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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.






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






3. Nothing could shake his _____ that his children would get the best education that money could buy.






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






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






6. The governor's appointment of his brother-in-law to the State Supreme Court was a _____ violation of the state laws against nepotism.






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






8. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!






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






10. Every time Ermengarde made a mistake in class - she was terrified that she would receive a harsh _____ from Miss Minchin.






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






18. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






19. 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.






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






21. The legendary athlete Jim Thorpe - who _____ all his competitors at the 1912 Olympic Games - made a name for himself in baseball - football - and track.






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






23. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'






24. Covering the Olympic Games - the sportscasters _____ every American victory and grumbled about every American defeat.






25. Katya's _____ love of justice moved her to champion the cause of anyone she considered unfairly treated by society.






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






27. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.






28. Though Aunt Bea at times had to _____ Opie for inattention in church - she believed he was at heart a God-fearing lad.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






36. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.






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






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






39. After Ralph dropped his second try of drinks that week - the manager swiftly _____ him to a minor post behind the bar.






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






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






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






50. Disappointed in love - Miss Emily became a _____; she shut herself away in her empty mansion and refused to see another living soul.