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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. I am a _____ about the proposed new health plan; I want some proof that it will work.






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






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






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






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






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






7. By their use of the Internet - propagandists have been able to _____ their pet doctrines to new audiences around the globe.






8. 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.






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






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






11. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.






12. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. The mayor was unwilling to _____ the plan until she was sure it had the governor's backing.






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






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






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






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






24. Because Ann felt no desire to marry - she was _____ to Carl's constant proposals.






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






26. My Uncle Henry can out-talk any three people I know. he is the most _____ man in Cayuga County.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. A pragmatic politician - he was guided more by what was _____ than by what was right.






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






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






37. Paradoxically - _____ reasoning does not always produce incorrect results; even though your logic may be flawed - the conclusion you reach may still be correct.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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







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