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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Compared to Jo - who was perfectly ready to chat with anyone about anything - Beth was _____ about what she considered personal matters.






2. Her wealthy suitors wooed her with _____ gifts.






3. An occasional glass of wine with dinner is relatively _____ and should have no ill effect on you.






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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 _____.






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






12. When the boys first met their new stepmother - they felt some _____ - but eventually they lost that initial awkwardness and talked with her comfortably.






13. The doctor assured the boy's parents that his fever would eventually _____.






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






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






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






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






18. 'Judicial activism' is the alleged tendency of some judges to _____ the power of elected legislatures by making the law rather than merely interpreting it.






19. 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.






20. With its worn-out dialogue and predictable plot - the sitcom struck me as unbearably _____.






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






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






23. A firm believer in democratic government - she could not understand the _____ of people who never bothered to vote.






24. Politicians of both the extreme right and left annoy me because they do not sound like people but parrots mindlessly repeating _____ clich






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






26. All things change over time; nothing is _____.






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






28. It is _____ that his success came when he least wanted it.






29. When Amanda said to the ticket scalper - 'One hundred bucks? What do you want - a pound of flesh?' she was making an _____ to Shakespeare's Merchant of Venice.






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






31. Typically - partygoers are _____; hermits are not.






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






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






34. Although the University of California at Berkeley is just one part of the state university system - in many ways - Cal Berkeley is _____ - for it runs several programs that are not subject to state control.






35. Noticing the _____ glance the customer gave the diamond bracelet on the counter - the clerk wondered whether he had a potential shoplifter in the store.






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






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






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






39. A born storyteller - my father loved to _____ anecdotes about his early years in New York.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






47. Despite Tom's _____ of innocence - Aunt Polly suspected he had eaten the pie.






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






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






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