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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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1. The defense called several respectable witnesses who were able to _____ the lying testimony of the prosecution's sole witness.






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






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






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






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






6. Without additional funding - it may not be _____ to build a new stadium for the team on the city's highly developed West Side.






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






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






9. The conceited rap star relished the _____ he received from his groupies and yes-men.






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






11. Youth's beauty is _____; it quickly fades with age.






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






13. 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.






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






15. Because solar energy has the power to reduce greenhouse gases and increase energy efficiency - conversion to the use of solar energy may help _____ the threat of global warming.






16. 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.






17. Though Glenn was devout - he was no _____; he never tried to force his beliefs on friends.






18. 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.






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






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






21. Thoroughly baffled by Holmes's _____ remarks - Watson wondered whether Holmes was intentionally concealing his thoughts about the crime.






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






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






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






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






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






27. Because Webster's dictionary had grown so large and unwieldy - the publishers decided to _____ it and bring out a condensed version.






28. My editors must assume I'm a _____ writer; they expect me to revise six books this year.






29. Rumors of police corruption led the mayor to _____ an investigation into the department's activities.






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






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






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






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






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






35. On certain issues of principle - the senator refused to take a _____ stand - but let her conscience be her guide.






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






37. Con artists take advantage of the _____ of inexperienced Internet users to gain access to their credit card information.






38. In providing college scholarships for economically disadvantaged youths - Eugene Lang performed a truly _____ deed.






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






40. The headmaster's _____ demeanor tended to care off the more timid students - who never visited his study willingly.






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






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






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






44. Please try not to include so many _____ details in your report; the bare facts are all I need.






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






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






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






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






49. In a brief essay - describe a person you admire - someone whose virtues and achievements you would like to _____.






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






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