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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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 _____.






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






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






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






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






14. Blind people sometimes develop a compensatory ability to sense the _____ of objects around them.






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






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






17. When both Harvard and Stanford accepted Laura - she was in a _____ as to which school she should attend.






18. Mother was a _____ housekeeper - unwilling to allow a single speck of dirt to mar her perfect home.






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






20. The rich new student tried to attract friends by making an _____ display of his wealth.






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






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






23. You can _____ your chances of being admitted to the college of your choice by learning to write well.






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






25. Bobby was such a _____ eater that he would eat a sandwich only if his mother first cut off every scrap of crust.






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






29. In Tibet today - the common people still _____ their traditional spiritual leader - the Dalai Lama.






30. Dirt poor and out of work - she did not give up but continued to fight against _____.






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. Jealous of Cinderella's beauty - her _____ stepsisters expressed their spite by forcing her to do menial tasks.






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






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






39. Although defeat appeared inevitable - the general was _____ in his refusal to surrender.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. The BP oil spill has caused _____ damage to the entire Gulf Coast.






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






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






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