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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Tourists are urged not to _____ the sanctity of holy places by wearing immodest garb.






2. Even the best-mannered students have trouble behaving with _____ on the last day of school.






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






4. Using only a few descriptive phrases - Austen manages to _____ the character of Mr. Collins so deftly that we can predict his every move.






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






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






7. Through the comments of the characters in his cartoon strip - Doonesbury - Gary Trudeau ridicules political corruption; his humor is _____ in nature.






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






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






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






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






12. The special prosecutor determined that the attorney general - though inept - had not intentionally set out to _____ the progress of the investigation.






13. Josh is such a greedy _____ that - as soon as the earthquake struck - he tripled the price of bottled water at his store.






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






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






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






17. Violently disagreeing with the referees' ruling - Coach Ben became so _____ that they threw him out of the game.






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






19. We could tell we were in serious trouble from the _____ of the principal's expression.






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






21. Because she was a firm believer in old-fashioned courtesy - Miss Post _____ the modern tendency to address new acquaintances by their first names.






22. In a fiery speech - Mario _____ his fellow students to go out on strike to protest the university's anti-affirmative action stand.






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






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






25. The stereotypical cowboy is a _____ soul - answering lengthy questions with a simple 'yep' or 'nope.'






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






27. When I saw how Fred and his fraternity brothers had trashed the frat house - I decided to _____ my offer to let them use our summer cottage over spring break.






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






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






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






31. After the quarrel - Gina said nothing could _____ her to talk to Pedro again.






32. 'Any publicity is good publicity - 'said the starlet. 'If I can't have a good reputation - I'll settle for _____.'






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






34. Because Sal once had fallen asleep while reading War and Peace - he thought that all Russian novels were _____.






35. When Johnny came down with a bad case of poison oak - the doctor recommended calamine lotion to _____ the itching.






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






37. The mayfly is an _____ creature; its adult life lasts little more than a day.






38. At the protest rally - the students cheered the strikers and booed the dean with equal _____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






45. Though his fellow students considered him a gifted scholar - Paul knew he would have to spend many years in serious study before he could consider himself truly _____.






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






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






48. The bottle of wine I brought to Sharon's party was certainly _____: how was I to know that Sharon owned a winery?






49. 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.






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