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Complete Advanced Sentences

Subjects : english, grammar
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The uncrowned queen of the fashion industry - Diana was famous for her _____ taste.






2. At evening block inspection - the recruits' bunk room - washroom - and gear come under the inspecting officer's close _____.






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. Although some girls were attracted by Mark's air of _____ - Judy was put off by it - for she felt his aloofness indicated a lack of openness.






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






9. After a decade of popularity - Hurston's works had fallen into _____; no one bothered to read her novels and short stories any more.






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






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






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






13. In class - she tried to stay alert and listen to the professor - but the stuffy room made her _____; she felt as if she were about to nod off.






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






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






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






17. Instead of delivering a spoken _____ at Genny's memorial service - Jeff sang a song he had written in her honor.






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






19. Although Eric knew the boss had no sense of humor - he couldn't resist making one _____ remark.






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






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






22. Cool - calm - and collected - James Bond shows remarkable _____ in the face of danger.






23. I was bowled over by the _____ of Amy's welcome. What an enthusiastic greeting!






24. When acacias are in bloom - the increase of pollen in the air _____ Richard's hay fever.






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






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






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






28. Although her _____ smile and gentle bearing made Miss Marple seem to be a sweet little old lady - in reality she was a tough-minded - shrewd observer of human nature.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






42. Denying that she advocated total _____ - Katya maintained she wished only to change our government - not to destroy it utterly.






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






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






45. Rejecting the candidate's _____ comments on tax reform - the reporter pressed him to state clearly where he stood on the issue.






46. The museum curator placed the Eskimo-carved wooden totem pole in _____ with two contemporary stone masks from Africa - creating a stunning effect.






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






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






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






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