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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The classic cowboy hero is a _____ figure - someone generally described as the strong - silent type.






2. Their _____ in rank made no difference at all to the prince and Cinderella.






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. When you send a message on Twitter - be _____; a tweet cannot be more than 140 characters long.






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






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






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






13. Don't bore your audience with excess verbiage; be _____.






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






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






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






17. The airline customer service agent tried to _____ the angry passenger by offering her a seat in first class.






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






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






20. Flat prose and flat ginger are equally _____; both lack sparkle.






21. Seeking the end of slavery - the abolitionists _____ freedom for the slaves.






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Galileo's assertion that the earth moved around the sun directly contradicted the religious teachings of his day; as a result - he was tried for _____.






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






30. The beauty of Tiffany's stained glass appealed to Esther's _____ sense.






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






32. 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.






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






34. Stop giggling and wriggling around in the pew; such _____ is improper in church.






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






36. The boss prefaced his speech by telling a pointless _____ about an encounter he'd had with former President Bush.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. Thirty years after the war - she could not let go of the past but was still consumed with _____ against the foe.






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






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






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






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






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






50. No matter how hard Darnell tried to lure the trout into taking the bait - the fish was too _____ to catch.